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secretariat

noun

  1. administrative department
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/ / /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɚ.i.ət/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French secrétariatbor. English secretariat Borrowed from French secrétariat.

  1. The office or department of a government secretary.
  2. A kind of dicastery within the Roman Curia.
  3. A subdivision within an organisation or a company that deals with office management and/or administrative tasks such as handling correspondence and telephone calls, scheduling appointments, administering invoices, etc., often attached to specific executives or specific departments