secretariaat

Dutch

Etymology

From French secrétariat.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: se‧cre‧ta‧ri‧aat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

secretariaat n (plural secretariaten, diminutive secretariaatje n)

1. a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible for correspondence, making appointments, and general administrative support
2. secretariat

Derived terms

• sociaal secretariaat

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sekretariat