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| sec·re·tar·i·at [ sèkrə térree ət ] (plural sec·re·tar·i·ats) |
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1. administrative department: a department that carries out the administrative and clerical work of an organization or legislature
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2. secretarial staff: the secretarial staff under the direction of a secretary-general
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3. building housing secretariat: the headquarters or offices of a secretariat
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| [Early 19th century. Via French< medieval Latin secretariatus< late Latin secretarius (see secretary)] |
