SECRETARIAT


Meaning of SECRETARIAT in English

noun

also sec·re·tar·i·ate ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈterēət sometimes -ta(a)r- or -ēˌat

( -s )

Etymology: secretariat from French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, from secretarius secretary, confidant + Latin -atus -ate; secretariate alteration (influenced by -ate ) of secretariat

1. : the office or position of a secretary

2. : a secretarial corps (as in a business office) : the working force of secretaries or the clerical staff of an organization

3.

a. : the government administrative department presided over by a secretary-general or a cabinet secretary

the secretariat of state

the United Nations secretariat

b. : the quarters occupied by a government secretariat

c. : the staff of a secretariat

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