secretariat
noun
- administrative department
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/ / /ˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɚ.i.ət/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French secrétariatbor. English secretariat Borrowed from French secrétariat.
- The office or department of a government secretary.
- A kind of dicastery within the Roman Curia.
- 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