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bureau	a piece of furniture with drawers. People often keep clothes in a bureau. [1/2 definitions]
Cominform	a European Communist organization that espoused the policies of the Soviet Union (acronym for "Communist Information Bureau").
FBI	the U.S. government agency responsible for investigating crimes against national laws. "FBI" is an abbreviation of "Federal Bureau of Investigation."
G-man	an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; government man.
office	a government bureau or department. [1/8 definitions]
surgeon general	(cap.) the chief of the U.S. Bureau of Public Health, or of the health agency of any of certain states in the United States. [1/2 definitions]
Weather Bureau	a former bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce that was responsible forgathering meteorological data. (See National Weather Service.)

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