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

Example Sentences

From the moment Tehran launched around 200 ballistic missiles toward Israel in retaliation for the Israeli assassinations of Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing for a response.

From Los Angeles Times

The People’s Republic of China has never had a female leader and not a single woman currently sits on the 24-member team known as the Politburo that makes up the most senior members of the Chinese Communist Party.

From BBC

At the Politburo session, leaders vowed to go beyond the interest rate cuts and tap government funds to boost economic growth.

From BBC

Just two days after the PBOC's announcement, Xi Jinping chaired a surprise economy-focused meeting of the country's top leaders, known as the Politburo.

From BBC

It added that the president would take over Mr Trong’s duties in running the party’s central committee, politburo and secretariat.

From BBC