secretariat

ˌsɛkrəˈtɛriət

Definition

Definition of secretariat - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

work

staff of an office or department

The secretariat worked late to finish the report.

administration

office staff

administrationoffice responsible for administrative duties of an organization

The secretariat handled all the conference arrangements.

administration

office

governmentoffice or department of a government secretary

The secretariat handles all the minister's correspondence.

department

office

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Expressions with secretariat

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corporate secretariat

office in a company handling board meetings, legal filings, and governance rules

The corporate secretariat prepared the agenda for the board meeting.

central secretariat

main administrative office that coordinates work of a large organization or government

The policy was circulated from the central secretariat to all regional offices.

council secretariat

administrative office and staff that support and organize work of a council

The council secretariat circulated the meeting agenda to all representatives.

Origin of secretariat

French, secrétariat (office of a secretary)

Terms with secretariat included in their meaning

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Pan American Union

organization

the secretariat of the Organization of American States

SPC

acr.

acr: secretariat of the Pacific Community

organization for Pacific countries

SPREP

acr.

acr: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

helps protect the environment in the Pacific region

Examples of secretariat in a sentence

A new member joined the secretariat last week.
The secretariat issued the meeting's agenda.
She worked at the secretariat for five years.
The secretariat organized the international conference.
He worked at the secretariat for several years.

View all translations of secretariat

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French:secrétariat, service administratif, ...
German:Sekretariat, ...
Italian:segretariato, segreteria, ...
Spanish:secretariado, secretaría, ...
Portuguese:secretariado, secretaria, ...
Chinese:秘书处, 行政办公室, ...
Japanese:事務局, 秘書局, ...
Arabic:أَمانَة, سكرتارية, ...
Hebrew:מַזְכִּירוּת, מִינְהָלָה, ...
Russian:секретариат, ...
Ukrainian:секретаріат, ...
Hindi:कार्यालय कर्मचारी, प्रशासनिक कार्यालय, ...
Bengali:কর্মীবৃন্দ, সচিবালয়, ...
Catalan:secretariat, secretaria, ...
Czech:sekretariát, kancelář, ...
Danish:sekretariat, administrativt kontor, ...
Dutch:secretariaat, ...
Greek:γραμματεία, διοικητικό γραφείο, ...
Hungarian:titkárság, adminisztráció, ...
Khmer:លេខាធិការដ្ឋាន, ការិយាល័យលេខាធិការ, ...
Korean:비서실, 비서국, ...
Persian:دبیرخانه, دفتر اداری, ...
Polish:sekretariat, ...
Portuguese (BR):secretariado, secretaria, ...
Romanian:secretariat, birou administrativ, ...
Swedish:sekretariat, kansli, ...
Thai:สำนักเลขาธิการ, สำนักงานเลขานุการ, ...
Turkish:sekreterlik, sekreterya, ...
Vietnamese:ban thư ký, văn phòng thư ký, ...

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