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weather bureau

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weather bureau
n.
An agency responsible for the gathering and interpreting of meteorological data for weather study and forecasts.
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Noun1.weather bureau - an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities


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THE Chief of the Weather Bureau having predicted a fine day, a Thrifty Person hastened to lay in a large stock of umbrellas, which he exposed for sale on the sidewalk; but the weather remained clear, and nobody would buy.
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But I kept him in the weather bureau right along, to undermine his reputation.
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Next, an alliance was made with the United States Weather Bureau so that whenever the Frost King came down from the north, a warning could be telephoned to the farmers.
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