Synonyms for bureau
ˈbyʊər oʊ; ˈbyʊər oʊzbu·reau

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.8 / 5 votes

1. agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authoritynoun

   an administrative unit of government

   "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

   Synonyms:
   assurance, billet, berth, means, confidence, chest of drawers, spot, delegacy, role, office staff, function, dominance, post, dresser, sanction, part, authority, self-assurance, power, way, say-so, sureness, place, representation, government agency, agency, chest, position, business office, self-confidence, potency, authorisation, situation, office, authorization, federal agency

2. chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dressernoun

   furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

   Synonyms:
   authority, thorax, chest, dresser, toilet table, government agency, federal agency, agency, pectus, office, vanity, dressing table, chest of drawers, actor's assistant, breast

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1. • Administrative Unit
   • Furniture

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. bureaunoun

   Synonyms:
   chest of drawers

2. bureaunoun

   Synonyms:
   office, counting-room, place of business

3. bureaunoun

   Synonyms:
   department (of government)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "bureau":

   office, desk, room, table, officers, mesa, praesidium, bureaux, suite, council, board, branch, office, office, presidium, fbl, inning, unops, presidency, emb, oios, offices, fbi, προεδρείο, directorate-general

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1. Cindy Huang:

   Third-party contractors fulfill important functions in the federal government, and our bureau and State Department were not unique in acquiring talent this way.

2. Kellyanne Conway:

   President Trump wants an FBI director who is impartial, who's not politicized and who has the confidence and trust of people in the bureau, of Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, of the attorney general, of the deputy attorney general who oversees the FBI director and of the President of the United States, and (Comey) had lost that.

3. The House:

   David Chipman's 25 years of distinguished service as an ATF agent uniquely equips David Chipman to reinvigorate the Bureau's critical mission, including combatting gun trafficking and keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals. Confronting the epidemic of gun violence head-on is a cornerstone of the President's gun crime strategy, and he looks forward to the Senate quickly voting on Chipman's nomination as David Chipman.

4. Commissioner William Bratton:

   I spoke to Mr. Blake a short time ago and personally apologized for yesterday's incident, mr. Blake indicated he would be willing to meet with the Internal Affairs Bureau as our investigation continues.

5. Alan Titus:

   The (Bureau of Land Management) is protecting these fossils as national treasures. they’re part of the story of how North America came to be and how ultimately we came to be.