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secretaire |
secretarial |
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secretariat
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| secretary
| secretary bird
| secretary general
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secretariat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun secretariat has 2 senses
- secretariat(n = noun.group) secretariate - an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations; Array is a kind of administrative body, administrative unit
- secretariat(n = noun.animal) Array - thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973; Array is a kind of thoroughbred
has particulars: pan american union, united nations secretariat
CIDE DICTIONARY
secretariat, n. [F. secrétariat.].
The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary transacts business, keeps records, etc. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
secretariat, n.
1 a permanent administrative office or department, esp. a governmental one.
2 its members or premises.
3 the office of secretary.
1 a permanent administrative office or department, esp. a governmental one.
2 its members or premises.
3 the office of secretary.
Etymology
F secr{eacute}tariat f. med.L secretariatus (as SECRETARY)
ROGET THESAURUS
secretariat
Jurisdiction
N jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc, executive, commission of the peace, magistracy, judge, tribunal, municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty, lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve, constable, selectman, police, police force, the fuzz, constabulary, bumbledom, gendarmerie, officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle, policeman, cop, police constable, police sergeant, sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, kavass, lictor, mace bearer, huissier, bedel, tithingman, press gang, exciseman, gauger, gager, customhouse officer, douanier, coroner, edile, aedile, portreeve, paritor, posse comitatus, bureau, cutcherry, department, secretariat, long arm of the law, extradition, executive, administrative, municipal, inquisitorial, causidical, judicatory, judiciary, judicial, juridical, coram judice.
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