Politburo

The politburo is the highest political organ of the central committee in communist parties, and its name comes from the Russian term "politbyuro", which is an abbreviation of "politicheskoye byuro". The first politburo was created in Russia by the Bolshevik Party in 1917, with seven members, including Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. In Marxist-Leninist states, the politburo decides party policy and is answerable to the Central Committee, but in practice, all authority lies with the politburo.learn more on wikipedia