secretariat
noun
the officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties, especially for an international organization.
secretariats
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pluralof secretariat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Massa is set to lead a vastly expanded economy ministry, in which the agriculture, production and trade secretariats will answer to him.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2022
Gov. Claudio Castro said on Twitter that he was mustering all heavy machinery belonging to several state secretariats to help dig out the buried area.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
It had been unclear whether Brazil’s health ministry could impose a demand that children obtain a prescription for vaccinations; most Brazilian states’ health secretariats openly said they would defy such an order.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
We have commissions, tribunals and secretariats to fight racism.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2016
In each of the thirty-nine countries and the city of Bucharest there exist UTC committees that are similarly organized with secretariats and bureaus.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier
