bureau
An office or group that gives services or information, often in the government.
An office or organization that provides a service, collects information, or manages a specific activity, often within a government or large institution.
A piece of furniture with drawers for keeping things like clothes or papers.
A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes, papers, or other items, sometimes with a writing surface.
- Base: bureau
- Plural: bureaus, bureaux
credit bureau
1Agency tracking credit history
A company that keeps and shares information about how people and companies pay back money they borrow.
- The bank checked my record with a credit bureau.
- Credit bureaus keep track of your loan history.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1Main US federal law enforcement agency
The main police department of the United States that works on national crimes and security cases.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the case.
- He applied for a job at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
tourist bureau
1Office giving help to visitors
An office that gives information and help to people visiting a place.
- We stopped at the tourist bureau to get a map.
- The tourist bureau can recommend good hotels.