Dictionary

politburo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpoʊ-/ (General-American)
• /ˈpɑlətˌbjʊɹoʊ/ (General-American)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio
• /-ˌbjɔː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).

Meanings

1. The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
2. (broadly, derogatory, sometimes) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations; an inner circle.
   • They were the people who surrounded Biden who were the true believers: Ricchetti, Donilon, etc. The Politburo would argue that the decisions were always fine and sound and never problematic. 2025 May 21, Ezra Klein, quoting Jake Tapper, “How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Relateds

junta

Synonyms

Political Bureau

Translations (80)

de Politbüro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · id politbiro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · id biro politik (senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization) · fi politbyroo (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · es politburó (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ms politburo (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · mk политбиро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sq zyrë politike (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ro birou politic (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · nan-hbl 政治局 (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · tg дафтари сиёсӣ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · el πολιτικό γραφείο (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · pl politbiuro (senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization) · pl biuro polityczne (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ky саясий бюро (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ca politburó (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · hy քաղբյուրո (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · tg политбюро (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · bg политбюро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · da politbureau (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · tr politbüro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · az siyasi büro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · fr bureau politique (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · et poliitbüroo (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · tk syýasy býuro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ru политбюро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ur پولِٹ بْیُورو (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sl politbiro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · fa-ira دَفْتَرِ سِیاسی (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ru Политбюро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ka პოლიტბიურო (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · cmn 政治局 (senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization) · nb politbyrå (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · az politbüro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · pl biuro polityczne (senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization) · el πολίτμπιρο (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · it politbüro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · kk политбюро (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · fr politburo (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · kk саяси бюро (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · cs politbyro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · fi politbyroo (senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization) · nl politbureau (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · tk politbýuro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ar مَكْتَب سِيَاسِيّ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · id biro politik (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ko 폴리트뷰로 (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sq politbyro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ja ポリトビュロ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · lt politbiuras (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ky политбюро (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ko 정치국 (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · es buró político (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sh pȍlitbirō (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sv politbyrå (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · yue 政治局 (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · ja 政治局 (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · vi bộ chính trị (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · be Палітбюро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · hu politbüro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · he פוליטביורו (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · nb politbyrå (senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization) · pt politburo (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · lv politbirojs (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sq byro politike (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · be палітбюро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · tg бюрои сиёсӣ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · uk Політбюро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · uz siyosiy byuro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · fa-ira پولیتْبورو (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · cmn 政治局 (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sh по̏литбиро̄ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · uk політбюро́ (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · uz politbyuro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · sk politbyro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · it ufficio politico (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · hi पोलितब्यूरो (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · pl politbiuro (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system) · id politbiro (senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization) · hu politikai iroda (governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system)

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