[sek-ri-tair-ee-uh
t] 
| 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. |
| 3. | the place where a secretary transacts business, preserves records, etc. |