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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations;
[syn: secretariat, secretariate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Secretariat \Sec`re*ta"ri*at\, Secretariate \Sec`re*ta"ri*ate\, n. [F. secr['e]tariat.] The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary transacts business, keeps records, etc. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

secretariate n 1: an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations [syn: secretariat, secretariate]