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politburo

po·lit·buro

UK/ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/ US/-ˌbjɔː-/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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

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