bureaux
Offices or desks
Bureaux is a plural of bureau, used in British English.
A bureau is a writing desk with drawers, or an office or agency that handles particular business: travel bureaux, employment bureaux.
American English typically pluralizes to bureaus.
Clergy's work or state department
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
senate · judiciary · executive · diplomat · ambassador · legislature · delegation · secretariat
Portable writing desk
- chiffonierNarrow tall dresser
- credenzaStorage cabinet for serving
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- armoireTall freestanding clothes cabinet
drawers · mahogany · walnut · oak · antique · veneer · sideboard · bookshelf
Distinct unit within organization
- divisionSplitting into parts
- agencyPower to act
- branchDivision or woody limb
- sectionDistinct divided part
unit · office · ministry · directorate · service · commission · authority · organization
Primary computer interface
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- in-trayHolder for incoming paperwork
out-tray · clerical · typist · receptionist · secretary · organizer · cubicle · filing
ministry
Clergy's work or state department
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
parliament · senate · judiciary · executive · diplomat · ambassador · legislature · delegation · secretariat · prefecture
escritoire
Portable writing desk
- chiffonierNarrow tall dresser
- credenzaStorage cabinet for serving
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
armoire · drawers · mahogany · walnut · oak · antique · veneer · sideboard · bookshelf · victorian
department
Distinct unit within organization
section · unit · office · ministry · directorate · service · commission · authority · organization · oversight
desktop
Primary computer interface
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- stationeryCorrespondence writing materials
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
in-tray · out-tray · clerical · typist · receptionist · secretary · organizer · cubicle · filing · paperwork
bureauxplanks
Flat construction lumber pieces
sawhorses · TV trays · stools · benches · minimalist furniture
bureauxgrassroots organizations
Locally driven civic groups
collectives · ad hoc committees · freelancers · cooperatives · sole proprietors
- 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, bureaus, bureaucratize, bureaucratese, bureaucratizing, bureaucratically