"Politburo" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Politburo
  1. Any of various politburos, especially that of the Soviet Union or that of the People's Republic of China. Related terms: Kremlin (english: also a proper noun sense from a common noun sense, and also often a metonym for the senior Soviet leadership)
    Sense id: en-Politburo-en-name-gU78L5KP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, China, Organizations, Russian politics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 25 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 28 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 23 6 Disambiguation of China: 48 50 2 Disambiguation of Organizations: 66 33 2 Disambiguation of Russian politics: 34 39 27
  2. (metonymic) The senior leadership of the Soviet Union, or that of the People's Republic of China. Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-Politburo-en-name-DBnsO46g Categories (other): English metonyms, China, Russia, Russian politics, Soviet Union Disambiguation of China: 48 50 2 Disambiguation of Russia: 37 60 3 Disambiguation of Russian politics: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Soviet Union: 38 61 1

Noun

Forms: Politburos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Politburo (plural Politburos)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of politburo. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: politburo
    Sense id: en-Politburo-en-noun-wVBoH6FY Categories (other): Chinese politics, Communism, Russian politics Disambiguation of Chinese politics: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Communism: 24 27 49 Disambiguation of Russian politics: 34 39 27
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