bureau chief

collocation in English

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bureau
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/us
/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/
an organization or a business that collects or ...
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chief
noun[C]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of ...
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(Definition ofbureauandchieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The minister in turn gave instructions to his vice minister, thebureauchief, and the director of the related section.
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He subsequently held a number of roles at the magazine including report, writer,bureauchief, senior editor and managing editor.
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The person in charge of a news bureau is often called the newsbureauchief.
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She later accepted a full-time position at the bureau, becomingbureauchiefin 1951.
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In 1948, he was appointed diplomatic correspondent, followed bybureauchiefand columnist in 1953.
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The typical image of abureauchiefis a person on a fixed salary who is concerned with pleasing those who appointed him.
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As a result of the boycott in support of the formerbureauchief, most of the broadcaster's news programs have been shortened or canceled.
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He retired asbureauchiefin late 1941, remaining as a correspondent.
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Thebureauchiefdecided against running the story until more details and further confirmation had been obtained.
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He later became assistantbureauchief.
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The deputy superintendent position responsibilities will now fall on the new bureau chiefs.
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