politburo
Appearance
See also: Politbüro
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/, /-ˌbjɔː-/
Audio (Received Pronunciation): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑlətˌbjʊɹoʊ/, /ˈpoʊ-/
- Hyphenation: po‧lit‧bu‧ro
Noun
[edit]politburo (plural politburos)
- The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
- (by extension, sometimes derogatory) 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.
Alternative forms
[edit]- Politburo
- politbureau, Politbureau (dated)
Translations
[edit]governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system
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senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Politburo, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2006; “politburo, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]politburo m (plural politburos)
- politburo (governing council of the Soviet Union)
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