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  1. 1. n. Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. an administrative unit of government Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n:100 n an administrative unit of government n furniture with drawers for keeping clothes Source: ecdict

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