noun
- Plural of bureau; offices or departments of a government or organization.
- Plural of bureau; desks or writing tables with drawers and compartments.
Usage: Formal plural form, more common in British English; Often used in official or administrative contexts
Usage: Furniture sense; less common in modern usage
Examples
- The government established several new bureaux to handle immigration matters.
- The intelligence bureaux coordinated their efforts on the investigation.
- She worked in one of the city's largest corporate bureaux.
- The diplomatic bureaux maintained offices in major capitals worldwide.
- Multiple bureaux were consolidated to improve efficiency.