Secretariate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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