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   secretariat

   /ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛːrɪət/

   noun

   • 1. a permanent administrative office or department, especially a governmental one: "the European Secretariat in Luxembourg"
   • ▪ the staff working in a secretariat.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French secrétariat, from medieval Latin secretariatus, from secretarius (see secretary).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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