1. An administrative unit of government
   "the Census Bureau";
   - agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authority
    
2. [N. Amer] Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
   "She organized her socks and underwear in the top drawer of the bureau";
   - chest of drawers, chest, dresser [N. Amer]
    
3. An organization, department or office for a specific business, esp. news
   "She worked as a reporter for the local news bureau"
    
4. [Brit] A desk, usually a piece of furniture with a cover that folds down, with drawers behind and above the writing surface
   "She stored her important documents in the bureau"

Derived forms: bureaux, bureaus

Type of: administrative body, administrative unit, article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture

Encyclopedia: Bureau, Marc