Bureau
Bureau noun - A large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization.
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Synonyms for Bureau
Local
Local noun - A local unit of an organization.
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Both words in one sentence
- Mainly, the local Baltimore police discover that drug trafficking has fallen off the FBI's priority list and they can't get Bureau assistance in their anti-drug cases anymore.
Source: The War on Terror -
It was apparently stolen from one of the Bureau's local facilities, and Fate mentions how seeing it again gives her a nostalgic feeling.
Source: Call Back -
FBI Agent: Agent Baxter shows up when the local sheriff seeks out help from the Bureau.
Source: Film / A Simple Plan
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Local and Bureau. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bureau/local
Bureau & Local. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bureau/local>.
Local or Bureau. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bureau/local.
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