as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the federal revenue bureau
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Recent Examples of bureau
Freeze your credit with all three bureaus (Equifax, TransUnion, Experian) to prevent new accounts from being opened in your name.
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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Recent news reports suggesting the bureau's new leadership may be redirecting investigative resources from traditional priorities to immigration enforcement raises further concerns about whether the U.S. can keep pace with China's sprawling espionage operations.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Lynch even guest starred in a few of the episodes as FBI regional bureau chief Gordon Cole.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The electoral bureau later banned Georgescu from May’s rerun, after prosecutors charged him with establishing a fascist group and other crimes.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Recent news reports suggesting the bureau's new leadership may be redirecting investigative resources from traditional priorities to immigration enforcement raises further concerns about whether the U.S. can keep pace with China's sprawling espionage operations.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Lynch even guest starred in a few of the episodes as FBI regional bureau chief Gordon Cole.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The electoral bureau later banned Georgescu from May’s rerun, after prosecutors charged him with establishing a fascist group and other crimes.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bureau
Noun
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That’s actually aligned with this notion that only one side has agency.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Munn and Mulaney found their surrogate through an agency.—
Danielle Pergament,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to the department of corrections, about 13,000 people — nearly half the state’s prison population — have such risk ratings, although not all of them are eligible for parole.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Penn State athletic department also credits former Penn State club ice hockey coach Joe Battista, a former school administrator who played a pivotal in securing the original donation from the Pegulas and oversaw the early development of the men’s and women’s D-I programs.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My office was congressionally mandated and statutorily required.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the poverty guidelines, the office maps out how much Medicaid money goes to each state and reviews all regulations developed by HHS agencies.—
Arthur Allen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ora was at the desk for a third consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The third goal, which never was, would have had heels on the desks and cigars all around.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Bureau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureau. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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