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po·lit·bu·ro
/ ˈpälətˌbyoŏrō; ˈpō-/
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n.
(pl. -ros)
the principal policymaking committee of a Communist Party.
∎ (Politburo)
this committee in the former Soviet Union, founded in 1917. Also called (1952–66) the presidium.
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Soviets Weaken Party Politburo;Senior Government Figures Are Dropped
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/15/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...senior government figures from its ruling Politburo for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik...real power in the Soviet Union, the Politburo now seems likely to give up much of its...officials said the newly expanded 24-member Politburo chosen today by the party's newly elected...
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POLITBURO ORDERS CHERNOBYL OPERATORS TO STAND TRIAL.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/20/1986; 700+ words
; Byline: Andrew Rosenthal The Politburo on Saturday blamed the Chernobyl...official Soviet news agency Tass, the Politburo said those who caused the accident...the scope of the disaster, the Politburo said 28 people were dead, 30 still...
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Fired Politburo Chefs Speak Out.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 12/19/2000; 700+ words
; ...Dr Eddison Zvobgo, dismissed from the politburo on Friday, has said he is unconcerned...and finally has been dismissed from the politburo, Zanu PF's highest organ. He has...Chimutengwende, who also lost his post in the politburo announced by President Mugabe, told...
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EAST GERMANY'S POLITBURO FORCED TO QUIT FOR CHANGE.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/9/1989; 700+ words
; ...wire services Most of the East German Politburo, the highest authority in the communist...younger leadership. The change in the Politburo, which for all 40 years of East Germany...18, demanded the resignation of his Politburo colleagues but retained his leadership...
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Return Of The Warrior The temporarily purged communist patriarch is back in the fray, as the Politburo changes its mind about fielding him
Newspaper article from: India Today; 4/10/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...discipline and hard heeled hierarchy, the Politburo of the CPI(M) last week upturned its...12, at a meeting in New Delhi, the Politburo had decided that Achuthanandan and inner...Vijayan, will not contest the polls. The Politburo, which has been struggling since early...
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Soviets Appoint Russian Politburo; Creation Seen as Recognition of Growing Nationalist Sentiment
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/10/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...leaders today named a 15-man Russian Politburo to look after the affairs of the Soviet...Gorbachev, who will chair the Russian Politburo, told a meeting of the policy-making...problems. The decision to set up a Russian Politburo appears to be a largely symbolic gesture...
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SOVIET POLITBURO CHANGES: PARTY, GOVERNMENT MORE DISTINCT.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/15/1990; 700+ words
; ...Communist Party significantly revamped its Politburo on Saturday, carrying out Mikhail S...The election of a new and enlarged Politburo, the party's ruling body, represented...government ministers dropped from the Politburo. These included Premier Nikolai I...
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Beijing Backs Reforms for `100 Years'; Politburo Vote Seen As Victory for Deng
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/12/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...The Chinese Communist Party's ruling Politburo today issued its strongest public call...New China News Agency reported that the Politburo decided that "reform and opening to...ahead daringly." At the same time, the Politburo also warned, in a pointed and public...
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Gorbachev Purges 5 From Politburo;Ukraine Leader, Ex-KGB Chief Removed
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/21/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...quarter of the Communist Party's ruling Politburo, including the veteran leader of the...programs to announce that three of 12 full Politburo members and two of eight candidate or...Shcherbitsky was the only holdover in the Politburo from the now-discredited era of party...
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War vets petition politburo.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 6/21/1999; 700+ words
; ...Zanu PF party's supreme body, the politburo, to intervene in their dispute with...said Mutasa. In their appeal to the politburo, the former fighters are arguing that...into its leadership. "Why should the politburo open itself to accusations of bias in...
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Politburo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
POLITBURO The Politburo, or Political Bureau, was the most important decision-making and...political systems. For most of the life of the Soviet system, the Politburo (called the Presidium between 1952 and 1966) was the major focus...
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politburo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
politburo the former central policy-making and governing...between the committee's plenary sessions, the politburo, in reality, governed the country. The size of the politburo in the Soviet Union varied; from 1952 until 1966...
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Right Opposition
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...policies of the Soviet government and the Politburo. This is not surprising given that Rykov...ally Josef Stalin held a majority in the Politburo until 1926. Participating in the struggles...and Kamenev were expelled from the Politburo and replaced by Stalin's handpicked...
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Grigori Evseevich Zinoviev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...others, he was a member of the first Politburo of the Communist party. As the political...Failing to secure their point with the Politburo and the party's Central Committee...Petrograd Soviet, member of both the Politburo and the Executive of the Communist International...
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Aleksandra Pavlovna Biryukova
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Gorbachev and a candidate member of the Politburo in 1988. As a result of a governmental...from both the Central Committee and the Politburo. Except for Gorbachev and the new deputy...there was a complete turnover in the Politburo, whose representation and function were...
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