bureau

/ˈbjʊroʊ/
noun
  1. A chest of drawers for storing clothes, often with a mirror.
    • The antique bureau had a large mirror attached to the back.
    • He kept his socks and ties in the top drawer of the bureau.
    • She folded her sweaters and placed them in the bureau.
  2. An office or department that handles specific business or government work.
    • She works for the local census bureau.
    • The travel bureau helped us book our flights and hotel.
    • The news bureau sent a reporter to cover the story.
  3. A writing desk with drawers and a sloping top.
    • He sat at his bureau to write letters by candlelight.
    • The old bureau had a secret compartment for hiding documents.
    • She kept her stationery and pens in the bureau's small drawers.
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