SECRETARIAT

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

 Context examples 

The State Environment Secretariat (SEMA) has published a list of 331 species of amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles, continental invertebrates, fish, marine invertebrates, and the so-called social interest species—those exploited by traditional communities for sustainable use or subsistence.

(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)