Definition of 'secretariat'
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secretariat in American English
noun
1.
the office, position, or quarters of a secretary, esp. of an administrative secretary in a government or organization
2.
a secretarial staff; specif., an administrative staff or department, headed by a secretary-general
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Fr secrétariat < ML secretariatusWord Frequency
secretariat in American English
(ˌsekrɪˈtɛəriət)
noun
1.
the officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties, esp. for an international organization
the secretariat of the United Nations
2.
a group or department of secretaries
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secretariat in British English
noun
1.
a.
an office responsible for the secretarial, clerical, and administrative affairs of a legislative body, executive council, or international organization
b.
the staff of such an office
2.
a body of secretaries
3.
a secretary's place of work; office
4.
the position of a secretary
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Word origin
C19: via French from Medieval Latin sēcrētāriātus, from sēcrētārius secretaryExamples of 'secretariat' in a sentence
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Mission into the secretariat itself, where he served for two years as an under-secretary
general.
The annual budget for the secretariat is approved by the board of governors in which
the refurbishment was included.
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Students tried to barge their way into the secretariat building.
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secretariat
British English: secretariat
NOUN /ˌsɛkrəˈtɛərɪæt/
A secretariat is a department that is responsible for the administration of an international political organization.
...the U.N. secretariat.
- American English: secretariat /sɛkrɪˈtɛəriət/
- Brazilian Portuguese: secretariado
- Chinese: 秘书处
- European Spanish: secretaría
- French: secrétariat
- German: Sekretariat
- Italian: segretariato
- Japanese: 事務局
- Korean: 사무국
- European Portuguese: secretariado
- Spanish: secretaría
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