Etymology

politburo

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Today it means: The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems. Full definition →

Russian Политбюро́
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromПолитбюро́“politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”
  2. English todaypolitburo

Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).

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