secretariat
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rɪˈtɛər noun
1.
the officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties, especially for an international organization: the secretariat of the United Nations.
2.
a group or department of secretaries.
3.
the place where a secretary transacts business, preserves records, etc.
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secretariat (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛərɪət) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
| c. the building or rooms in which such an office is housed | |
| 2. | a body of secretaries |
| 3. | a secretary's place of work; office |
| 4. | the position of a secretary |
| [C19: via French from Medieval Latin sēcrētāriātus, from sēcrētārius | |
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Word Origin & History
secretariat
"office of secretary," 1811, from Fr. secrétariat, from M.L. secretarius (see secretary).
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Example sentences
The committee's earlier reports focused on the failings of the secretariat.
Delegates postponed a decision about the exact terms of office of the group's chairman and head of the secretariat.
His reward was that the euro zone will have two summits a year and its own secretariat.
The secretariat supervised the actual operations of the commissions.
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