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.
a group or department of secretaries.
the place where a secretary transacts business, preserves records, etc.
Origin of secretariat
1805–15; <French secrétariat<Medieval Latin sēcrētāriātus.See secretary, -ate3
Words nearby secretariat
secretagog, secretagogue, secretaire, Secrétan's syndrome, secretarial, secretariat, secretary, secretary bird, secretary-general, secretary of defense, secretary of state
It must, however, be on record, both in Nuddea and in the Calcutta Secretariat.
The Origin of Finger-Printing|William J. Herschel
Each party committee sets up its own bureau and elects a secretariat.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Mr. J: (bridling) Well, Senator, we in the Secretariat don't usually refer to such an occurrence in exactly those terms.
If at First You Don't...|John Brudy
The initiation of the affair by our Secretariat friend would not, in fact, preclude their participation in it.
Mystery at Geneva|Rose Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for secretariat
secretariat
/ (ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛərɪət) /
noun
an office responsible for the secretarial, clerical, and administrative affairs of a legislative body, executive council, or international organization
the staff of such an office
the building or rooms in which such an office is housed
a body of secretaries
a secretary's place of work; office
the position of a secretary
Word Origin for secretariat
C19: via French from Medieval Latin sēcrētāriātus, from sēcrētāriussecretary