politburo
pronunciation
How to pronounce politburo in British English:
UK [ˈpɒlɪtbjʊərəʊ]
How to pronounce politburo in American English:
US [ˈpɑlɪtbjʊroʊ]
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- Noun:
- the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
Word Origin
- Politburo (n.)
- "highest policy-making committee of the U.S.S.R.," 1927, from Russian politbyuro, contracted from politicheskoe byuro "political bureau."
Example
- 1. That doesn 't mean the politburo can rest easy .
- 2. Members of the ultra-left politburo sit under a big red banner .
- 3. Her lavish receptions drew members of the politburo .
- 4. Why would the chinese politburo be better at smoothing out economic cycles ?
- 5. A further grim session of the politburo followed at lushan in 1970 .