/ ˈpɒlɪtbjʊərəʊ; NAmE ˈpɑːlɪtbjʊroʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) the most important committee of a Communist party, with the power to decide on policy
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WORD ORIGIN
from Russian politbyuro , from polit(icheskoe) byuro political bureau.
/ ˈpɒlɪtbjʊərəʊ; NAmE ˈpɑːlɪtbjʊroʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) the most important committee of a Communist party, with the power to decide on policy
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WORD ORIGIN
from Russian politbyuro , from polit(icheskoe) byuro political bureau.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005