politburo
po·lit·bu·ro/ˈpɑlətˌbjʊɹoʊ/noun
politburo is spelled P-O-L-I-T-B-U-R-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables (po·lit·bu·ro). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, politburo means “The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of politburo is politburos.
How many letters and syllables are in politburo?
| Letters | 9: P-O-L-I-T-B-U-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: po·lit·bu·ro |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is politburo?
Politburo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce politburo?
- UK /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/
- UK /-ˌbjɔː-/
- US /ˈpɑlətˌbjʊɹoʊ/
Politburo has 4 syllables, split po·lit·bu·ro in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-politburo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of politburo
- politburos plural
- politbureau
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does politburo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
- 2
derogatoryA 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; an inner circle.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of politburo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Politburo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political sy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bureau politique, politburo |
| German | Politbüro |
| Portuguese | politburo |
| Spanish | politburó, buró político |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does politburo come from?
Borrowed from Russian Политбюро́ (Politbjuró, “politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union”), a contraction of полити́ческое бюро́ (politíčeskoje bjuró, “political bureau”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).