bureaus

variants also bureaux
plural of bureau
as in services
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the federal revenue bureau

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Recent Examples of bureaus The transfers came just two days after Tisch made a number of administrative appointments, including new heads of the department’s public information and technology bureaus. John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024 However, since March 2020, late and missing payments have not been reported to the credit reporting bureaus. Robert Farrington, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Victims of scams can freeze their credit reports, Shackelford said, across all three credit reporting bureaus. Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • Although most federal employees will be off, the White House said that the heads of executive departments and agencies will determine if certain offices and installations of their organizations must remain open on Tuesday.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Councilmen Seth Walsh and Evan Nolan introduced a motion to work with city police and engineering departments, state agencies, and surrounding jurisdictions on both sides of the Ohio River to identify temporary measures to mitigate the traffic delays posed by the southbound Beard Bridge closure.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Grandmas have tattoos on their arms.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Much of that success stems from the Yankees’ ability to identify promising arms in other organizations and turn them into productive major leaguers.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This past spring, two rating agencies, Moody's Ratings and S&P Global Ratings, each upgraded the city's general obligation debt to investment grade.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Although most federal employees will be off, the White House said that the heads of executive departments and agencies will determine if certain offices and installations of their organizations must remain open on Tuesday.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • All federal offices, which include courtrooms and social security offices, will be closed.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Although most federal employees will be off, the White House said that the heads of executive departments and agencies will determine if certain offices and installations of their organizations must remain open on Tuesday.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Bureaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bureaus. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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