Politburo

or Po·lit·bu·reau

[ pol-it-byoor-oh, poh-lit-, puh-lit- ]

noun

1. (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.

Politburo

/ ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊərəʊ /

noun

1. the executive and policy-making committee of a Communist Party
2. the supreme policy-making authority in most Communist countries

politburo

1. A commonly used name for those who made the major governmental decisions in the former Soviet Union . A politburo, in general, is the chief committee of a communist party.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Politburo¹

< Russian politbyuró, shortening of politícheskoe byuró political bureau

Word History and Origins

Origin of Politburo¹

C20: from Russian: contraction of Politicheskoe Buro political bureau