bureaus
Chests with drawers
Bureaus is the plural of bureau.
A bureau is a chest of drawers, typically for bedroom storage.
In government and business, a bureau is an administrative department or office: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Census Bureau, a travel bureau.
The plural bureaux exists but sounds pretentious in American English.
Bedroom storage furniture
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- credenzaStorage cabinet for serving
sideboard · nightstand · vanity · commode · chiffonier · highboy · lowboy · armoire
Distinct unit within organization
- agencyPower to act
- officeProfessional work location
- divisionSplitting into parts
- branchDivision or woody limb
commission · authority · administration · directorate · service · ministry · federal · government
Sliding furniture compartments
- compartmentsEnclosed subdivisions within something
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- organizersThose who coordinate activities
- dividersThings that partition space
lining · jewelry tray · sock drawer · clothing · linens · documents · files · keepsakes
dresser
Bedroom storage furniture
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
credenza · sideboard · nightstand · vanity · commode · chiffonier · highboy · lowboy · armoire · escritoire
department
Distinct unit within organization
branch · commission · authority · administration · directorate · service · ministry · federal · government · intelligence
drawers
Sliding furniture compartments
- compartmentsEnclosed subdivisions within something
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- organizersThose who coordinate activities
dividers · lining · jewelry tray · sock drawer · clothing · linens · documents · files · keepsakes · clutter
mahogany
Reddish-brown tropical lumber
pine · maple · teak · veneer · hardwood · wood grain · lacquer · polish · inlay · carved
- bureaucracyred tape, civil service, civil servant, civil servants, administration
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
bureausopen shelving
Unenclosed horizontal storage surfaces
bookcases · wardrobes · display cases · closets · armoires
bureauscooperatives
Member-owned collective enterprises
collectives · ad hoc committees · grassroots organizations · grassroots movements · freelancers
bureausanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
decentralization · direct democracy · self-governance · laissez-faire · deregulation
- credit bureausFinancial reputation monitors
- weather bureauAgency tracking atmospheric conditions
- faceless bureaucracy
- Federal Bureau of InvestigationNational criminal investigation agency
- government bureaucracyState administrative apparatus
- bureau chiefHead of regional office
bureau, bureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucratic, bureaucrats, bureaucratize, bureaucracies, bureaucratese, bureaux