sekretarieti
seh-kreh-tah-ree-EH-tee
How to say it
Swahilisekretarietiseh-kreh-tah-ree-EH-tee
Englishsecretariat
Frenchsecrétariat (d’une organisation)
Meaning
The office and staff that run the daily business of an organization, a party or a public body, such as the secretariat of a regional body or the ethics secretariat.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. Sekretarieti ya Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki is the EAC Secretariat; Sekretarieti ya Maadili ya Viongozi wa Umma deals with the ethics of public leaders.
Examples
- Sekretarieti ya chama ilikutana jana jioni.The party secretariat met yesterday evening.
- Makao makuu ya sekretarieti yako Arusha.The headquarters of the secretariat are in Arusha.
- Aliteuliwa kujiunga na sekretarieti mpya.He was appointed to join the new secretariat.
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