secretariat
pronunciation
How to pronounce secretariat in British English:
UK [ˌsekrəˈteəriət]
How to pronounce secretariat in American English:
US [ˌsekrəˈteriət]
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- Noun:
- an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
Word Origin
- secretariat (n.)
- "office of secretary," 1811, from French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, from secretarius (see secretary). Meaning "division of the Central Committeee of the USSR" is from 1926, from Russian sekretariat.
Example
- 1. The forum also took steps towards setting up a permanent secretariat .
- 2. The secretariat 's e-mail correspondence sheds light on several other matters .
- 3. The cites secretariat , however , has recommended supporting the zambian ivory-trade proposal .
- 4. He also wants to overhaul international financial institutions and to set up a g20 secretariat .
- 5. The group already has a secretariat in seoul , but its focus is on trade and other economic issues .