noun
Refers to the administrative office or department responsible for record-keeping, correspondence, and clerical work, especially in governmental, political, or organizational contexts.
国連の書記局はニューヨークにある。
The United Nations Secretariat is in New York.
党の書記局が声明を発表した。
The party's secretariat issued a statement.
Compound of 書記 (しょき, 'clerk; secretary') and 局 (きょく, 'bureau; office'). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound with no irregular historical derivation.