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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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