secretariat

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sec=re=tar=i=at

CIDE DICTIONARY

secretariat, n. [F. secrétariat.].

 The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary transacts business, keeps records, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

secretariat, n.
1 a permanent administrative office or department, esp. a governmental one.
2 its members or premises.
3 the office of secretary.

Etymology

F secr{eacute}tariat f. med.L secretariatus (as SECRETARY)

ROGET THESAURUS

secretariat

Jurisdiction

N jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc, executive, commission of the peace, magistracy, judge, tribunal, municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty, lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve, constable, selectman, police, police force, the fuzz, constabulary, bumbledom, gendarmerie, officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle, policeman, cop, police constable, police sergeant, sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, kavass, lictor, mace bearer, huissier, bedel, tithingman, press gang, exciseman, gauger, gager, customhouse officer, douanier, coroner, edile, aedile, portreeve, paritor, posse comitatus, bureau, cutcherry, department, secretariat, long arm of the law, extradition, executive, administrative, municipal, inquisitorial, causidical, judicatory, judiciary, judicial, juridical, coram judice.