# politburo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #37,161

## Definitions
1. The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.
2. 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; an inner circle.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`oplitburo`, `ploitburo`, `poiltburo`, `polibturo`, `politbburo`, `politbruo`, `politbuor`, `politburro`, `polittburo`, `politubro`, `pollitburo`, `poltiburo`, `ppolitburo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/politburo