secretariat
noun
sec·re·tar·i·at
ˌse-krə-ˈter-ē-ət 
-ē-ˌat
1
: the office of secretary
2
: a secretarial corps
specifically
: the clerical staff of an organization
3
: the administrative department of a governmental organization
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In addition to funding the U.N. Climate Change secretariat, Bloomberg Philanthropies will continue to support a coalition now named America is All In.
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Thalia Beaty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
The row over reparations threatened to overshadow a summit that Pacific leaders — and the Commonwealth secretariat — hoped would focus squarely on the ruinous effects of climate change.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Yadav was employed by India’s Cabinet secretariat, which also houses the country’s foreign intelligence wing, the Research and Analysis Wing, the Justice Department indictment said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Many of the larger brands—H&M Group, Nike, The North Face owner VF Corp. and Zara parent Inditex are voting members in the secretariat—have also weighed in on the PEF.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Thalia Beaty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
The row over reparations threatened to overshadow a summit that Pacific leaders — and the Commonwealth secretariat — hoped would focus squarely on the ruinous effects of climate change.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Yadav was employed by India’s Cabinet secretariat, which also houses the country’s foreign intelligence wing, the Research and Analysis Wing, the Justice Department indictment said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Many of the larger brands—H&M Group, Nike, The North Face owner VF Corp. and Zara parent Inditex are voting members in the secretariat—have also weighed in on the PEF.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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secretariat
noun
sec·re·tar·i·at
ˌsek-rə-ˈter-ē-ət
-ē-ˌat
1
: the secretaries of an organization
2
: the division of administration of a governmental organization
the United Nations secretariat
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