SECRETARIATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations

Synonyms:

secretariat; secretariate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("secretariate" is a kind of...):

administrative body; administrative unit (a unit with administrative responsibilities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secretariate"):

Pan American Union (the administrative agency of the Organization of American States)

United Nations Secretariat (the administrative arm of the United Nations)