Word Meaning

bureau definition and meaning

n. Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers.
n. The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.
n. Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.
n. A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture.

Crossword clues for bureau

- Agency
- Chest of drawers
- Furniture item
- Government department
- Government dept.
- Piece of furniture
- Psst
- The B of FBI
- Writing desk