politburo
IPA: pˈɑɫʌtbjʊroʊ
noun
- The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
- (by extension, 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.
- Any of various politburos, especially that of the Soviet Union or that of the People's Republic of China.
- (metonymically) The senior leadership of the Soviet Union, or that of the People's Republic of China.
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Examples of "politburo" in Sentences
- He was also a member of the politburo.
- You people are worse than the politburo.
- But the politburo is too active these days.
- He is also a Politburo member of the party.
- He is also a Politburo member of that party.
- The conference elected a 89 member politburo.
- The disagreement in the Politburo was not minor.
- The party is led by a politburo and a central committee.
- In April, the Politburo disavowed the agro town proposal.
- The politburo is the most powerful body of the ruling party.
- Whether you call them a court, a junta or a politburo is irrelevant.
- Formally the membership of the Politburo is approved by the Central Committee.
- The DNC is behaving more and more like a Communist "politburo" that decrees who will be the "people's" candidate.
- Mmm … I don't see what Pete has dubbed the politburo losing any sleep if the two other parties go into voluntary opposition.
- Folks like Judy Feder and Brian Moran would like to take away all of our Freedoms and just let the "politburo" of centralized government run everything.
- One might add that such overriding emphasis on flag and anthem and face-driven notions of national interest, as decided entirely behind closed doors by something called a politburo is extremely old fashioned.
- A jubilant opposition has demanded Mugabe's resignation, but the former guerrilla leader known for a ruthless political fighting spirit has already called his politburo and central committee to emergency meetings this week.
- The politburo, which is the highest decision-making body of the ruling ZANU-PF party met on Wednesday and discussed the possibility of imposing a state of emergency in response to "rising anger" over the treatment of Tsvangirai, unnamed sources told the Gazette.
- As a voting member of the DPVA central committee no, I do not feel I am part of a commie "politburo" and a strong supporter of Peter Russelot for the next chair of the party, I was quite surprised by the virulence of some of the comments made on the live feed of the committee that Blue Virginia provided.