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Definition of Bureaus
1. bureau [n] - See also: bureau
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bureaus
Literary usage of Bureaus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings ... Annual Convention. (1891)
"The Eighth Convention of Officers of bureaus of Labor Statistics was held at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Aldine Hotel. The Proceedings of the session ..."
2. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science by Johns Hopkins University (1901)
"EMPLOYMENT bureaus. An examination of the subject of employment bureaus in the
United States involves a consideration of two distinct kinds of institutions: ..."
3. The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress by Francis Graham Wickware, (, Albert Bushnell Hart, (, Simon Newton Dexter North, William M. Schuyler (1913)
"These relate to the adjustment of the recommendations of the bureaus to promote
... The chiefs of the seven bureaus of the Navy Department are credited with ..."
4. Principles and Problems of Government by Charles Grove Haines (1921)
"of such bureaus may be illustrated by an extract from the Michigan act of 1907:
He shall procure and compile in suitable and convenient form for ready ..."
5. Financial History of the United States by Davis Rich Dewey (1902)
"Under the jurisdiction of the treasury department are several bureaus which have
little to do with ... Some of these bureaus deal with commercial questions, ..."
6. Inside the German Empire in the Third Year of the War by Herbert Bayard Swope (1917)
"CHAPTER XII BUSINESS BEHIND THE BATTLE LINE Central purchasing and distributing
bureaus for food and other necessaries fundamental to Germany's present ..."
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