politburo
See also: Politbüro
English
WOTD – 30 December 2020
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/, /-ˌbjɔː-/
Audio (Received Pronunciation): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑlətˌbjʊɹoʊ/, /ˈpoʊ-/
- Hyphenation: po‧lit‧bu‧ro
Noun
politburo (plural politburos)
- (communism, Marxism) The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
- Synonym: Political Bureau
- (by extension, politics, sometimes derogatory) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization, generally consisting of members who are either appointed by the party in control of the organization, or who attain membership through their personal political affiliations; an inner circle.
- 2025 May 21, Ezra Klein, quoting Jake Tapper, “How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- They were the people who surrounded Biden who were the true believers: Ricchetti, Donilon, etc. The Politburo would argue that the decisions were always fine and sound and never problematic.
Alternative forms
- Politburo
- politbureau, Politbureau (dated)
Translations
governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system
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senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other organization
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See also
References
- ^ “Politburo, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2006; “politburo, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɔ.liˈtbu.ɾu/ [pɔ.liˈtβu.ɾu]
Noun
politburo m (plural politburos)
- politburo (governing council of the Soviet Union)