noun

secretariat

sek-ruh-TAIR-ee-ut/ˌsekrəˈteriət/

An office or staff that handles an organization's administrative work.

The secretariat prepares meeting agendas and keeps the organization's records.

Three administrative staff coordinate plain folders across shared small worktable: one sorts correspondence, one schedules using blank grid, one types; organizational office function, no walls, shelves or titles.

Etymology

secretariLatinconfidential officer, clerk

The word names the office of a secretary, originally a confidential officer or clerk. That office supplies the connection to an organization's administrative department or staff.

In context

StardustTV129:26

the head of the secretariat assists the emperor and manages all state affairs.

【ENG DUB】Useless noble? He drained a kingdom's treasury with one scam.

More examples

Please send your registration form to the conference secretariat.
The committee relies on its secretariat to arrange travel.
The two secretariats share an office but serve different organizations.

Forms

secretariat · secretariats

secretary noun — A person who handles correspondence and administrative tasks.

Similar words

office: Broader term for an administrative unit or a workplace.
staff: Refers to personnel, not necessarily administrators or an organizational office.