bureau
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(noun) furniture with drawers for keeping clothes |
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Synonyms: chest, chest of drawers, dresser |
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Related Words: article of furniture, chiffonier, commode, furniture, highboy, piece of furniture, tallboy |
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(noun) an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" |
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Synonyms: agency, authority, government agency, office |
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Related Words: AEC, Atomic Energy Commission, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bureau of the Census, CIA, Census Bureau, Center for Disease Control, Central Intelligence Agency, Comptroller of the Currency, EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, FBI, FHA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Housing Administration, IRS, Internal Revenue Service, Manhattan Project, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Park Service, Selective Service, Selective Service System, Social Security Administration, UN agency, United Nations agency, administrative unit, central bank, child welfare agency, child welfare service, executive agency, organ, patent office, redevelopment authority, regulatory agency, regulatory authority, secret service, weather bureau |
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