secretariat
secretariat — noun
1. the group of staff who run the daily business and keep the records of a large or
the group of staff who run the daily business and keep the records of a large organization, typically a political or international one such as the United Nations
The UN Secretariat prepared the agenda for Monday's Security Council meeting.
the [organization] Secretariat (proper noun form)
Jisoo joined the ASEAN Secretariat in 2022 and now helps coordinate policy meetings between member states.
joined + [Name] Secretariat (employment context); coordinate + policy meetings (function)
Hamza's job in the secretariat includes planning the schedules of visiting ambassadors.
The Commonwealth Secretariat published a handbook on election monitoring for its fifty-six member nations.
When Rafael joined the secretariat, the office had only three other staff members.
- administration
broader in scope, includes executive decision-making beyond clerical and record-keeping tasks
- administrative office
more general term; does not specifically imply an international or political body
- bureau
can refer to a subdivision of a larger organization but often suggests a narrower function than a full secretariat
文法句型
the + [name] + Secretariat
secretariat + of + organization
用法筆記
Usually capitalized as 'Secretariat' when referring to a specific body (e.g. the UN Secretariat). The word belongs to the context of large international or governmental organizations and is rarely used for small businesses or individual clerical staff.