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politburo n

The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems. (by extension, sometimes derogatory) 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. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union, was established on this day in 1922.

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