How to Use politburo in a Sentence

politburo

noun

• The meeting was attended by members of the 25-person politburo, made up of the top politicians in China.
  — Bloomberg.com, 9 Oct. 2017
• Founded in the 1980s, Hamas has always been fractious, split between the rough men of Qassam and the more pragmatic politburo.
  — The Economist, 26 May 2018
• By the time the Offspring got started, magazines like Flipside and Maximum Rock’n’roll had begun to form a politburo of what was and wasn’t punk.
  — Chris Norris, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2022
• Sun Chunlan, the only woman in the party’s 25-member politburo, has also toured Wuhan in recent days.
  — Isabella Steger, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2020
• But Fathi Hammad, a member of Hamas’ politburo, told demonstrators Friday that his movement will respond to the shooting.
  — Washington Post, 12 July 2019
• He has not been seen since a politburo meeting on April 11, raising speculation about his condition.
  — Time, 25 Apr. 2020
• Kim, emerging recently from a prolonged period out of the public spotlight to oversee a politburo meeting on the virus, said, according to state media.
  — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020
• The committee holds its first meeting Wednesday morning, after which the new 25-member politburo and its Standing Committee – the apex of Chinese political power – will be announced.
  — Christopher Bodeen, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2017
• The committee holds its first meeting Wednesday morning, after which the new 25-member politburo and its Standing Committee — the apex of Chinese political power — will be announced.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2017
• The outbreak has been tentatively contained but hasn’t reached a turning point yet, according to China Central Television, which cited a politburo meeting.
  — Bloomberg.com, 20 Feb. 2020
• He was recently promoted to a full voting member of North Korea's politburo; its highest-level decision-making body.
  — Will Ripley, CNN, 13 Oct. 2017
• The hedge-fund firm’s politburo included about two dozen top employees who adjudicated disputes and helped enforce Bridgewater’s rules.
  — Rob Copeland, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
• An alternate to the ruling party’s powerful politburo since October last year, she is believed to be in charge of maintaining her brother’s public image and cult of personality.
  — Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
• Putin's popularity The election that will ordain Putin is a relatively new innovation in the history of Russia, where dynasties, revolutions and politburos traditionally ensconced the leader.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 19 Oct 2024