politburo
noun
po·lit·bu·ro
ˈpä-lət-ˌbyu̇r-(ˌ)ō 
ˈpō-lət-,
pə-ˈlit-
: the principal policymaking and executive committee of a Communist party
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At the end of the Lebanese Civil War, two more bodies were added: an executive council and a politburo, or central political body.
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Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
In his remarks to Russia’s Security Council, a type of modern-day politburo of Putin’s most powerful officials including influential hawks, Putin said that work on amendments on changing the doctrine had been going on for the past year.
—Reuters, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Hamas has four centers of authority—Gaza, the West Bank, the diaspora, and the prisons—and a ruling politburo that makes policy.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
On July 31st, Iranian authorities announced that Israel had assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Hamas politburo.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
In his remarks to Russia’s Security Council, a type of modern-day politburo of Putin’s most powerful officials including influential hawks, Putin said that work on amendments on changing the doctrine had been going on for the past year.
—Reuters, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Hamas has four centers of authority—Gaza, the West Bank, the diaspora, and the prisons—and a ruling politburo that makes policy.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
On July 31st, Iranian authorities announced that Israel had assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Hamas politburo.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Politburo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politburo. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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