SECRETARIAT
Dictionary entry overview: What does Secretariat mean?
• SECRETARIAT (noun)
The noun SECRETARIAT has 2 senses:
1. an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
2. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973
Familiarity information: SECRETARIAT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SECRETARIAT (noun)
Meaning:
An administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
secretariat; secretariate
Hypernyms ("secretariat" is a kind of...):
administrative body; administrative unit (a unit with administrative responsibilities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "secretariat"):
Pan American Union (the administrative agency of the Organization of American States)
United Nations Secretariat (the administrative arm of the United Nations)
Meaning:
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Instance hypernyms:
thoroughbred (a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares)
