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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | 'desk, cloth covering for desks', from Old French burel 'woolen cloth', from Latin burra 'wool, rough cloth' |
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Related topics:bu‧reau
plural bureaus or bureaux [countable]
plural bureaus or bureaux [countable]1SSO an office or organization that collects or provides information : an employment bureau the Citizens Advice Bureau
an employment bureauthe Citizens Advice Bureau2PG a government department or a part of a government department in the US : the Federal Bureau of Investigation
the Federal Bureau of Investigation3 an office of a company or organization that has its main office somewhere else : the London bureau of the Washington Post
the London bureau of the Washington Post4 British EnglishDHF a large desk or writing table
5 American EnglishDHF a piece of furniture with several drawers, used to keep clothes in [= chest of drawers British English]
