directorate

[dih-rek-ter-it, dahy-]

noun

1. the office of a director.

2. a body of directors.

directorate

/ dɪˈrɛktərɪt, daɪ- /

noun

1. a board of directors

2. Also: directorship. the position of director

Word History and Origins

Origin of directorate¹

1830–40; < French directorat < Late Latin dīrēctor director + French -at -ate ³

Example Sentences

The Abyan security directorate released a statement on the large search and rescue mission under way and said many dead bodies had been found across a wide area of shoreline, according to AP.

From BBC

John Fortune, the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate, is leading the department’s airport passenger screening research.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's clear that criminal organisations are misusing all these long routes," says Marc Vancoillie, head of Belgium's central directorate of drugs.

From BBC

On Sunday, Atal Mashwani, the spokesman of the Taliban government's sports directorate, said chess in Islamic sharia law is "considered a means of gambling".

From BBC

Gen Moskalik had been the deputy head of the main operational directorate of the military's General Staff.

From BBC

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