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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The office or department of a government secretary.
2. 2
   an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations wordnet
3. 3
   A kind of dicastery within the Roman Curia.
4. 4
   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

Synonyms

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bailiwickbureauconstabularydepartmenthorseministry

Example

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"Information about tuition fees is available at the secretariat and online."

Etymology

From French secrétariat.

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