Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bureau
Meaning of Bureau
The word “bureau,” as applied to a division of an administrative department, implies not only a division where business is to be conducted under certain rules and regulations, but includes the operating force as well. People v. Coffin, 202 111. App. 100.
What does Bureau mean in American Law?
The definition of Bureau in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A unit of bureaucratic organization, mostly used of governmental operations. In the U.S. federal government, a bureau is usually a significant subdivision of a department, e.g., the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a part of the Department of Justice. See also entries containing “bureau,” e.g., Census Bureau.
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Synonyms of Bureau
noun
- administration
- administrative unit
- agency
- authority
- board
- branch
- commission
- committee
- department
- division
- ministry
- office
- specialized administrative unit
- specialized unit
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See Also
- Board
- Department
- Health
- Labor
Concept of “Bureau”
Traditional meaning of bureau in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) A place where business is transacted.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Bureau”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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