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secretariat (n.)

"office of secretary," 1811, from French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, from secretarius (see secretary). Meaning "division of the Central Committeee of the USSR" is from 1926, from Russian sekretariat.

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Definitions of secretariat from WordNet
1
secretariat (n.)
an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations;
Synonyms: secretariate
2
Secretariat (n.)
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973;
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