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directorate

directorate

2 6.7
A group of people chosen to run a company, hospital, or organization
  • noun
  • /dɪˈrɛktərɪt/
translation icon : dirección
  • The new directorate was established to improve the efficiency of the corporation.
  • a new directorate
  • an interlocking directorate

Examples

  • Now the executive directorate wants a change.

    Rollerball (1975)

  • I will pass it on to the directorate.

    The Shape of Water (2017)

  • The directorate will be most unhappy.

    Little Nikita (1988)

  • The directorate has one of the most ambitious and comprehensive environmental protection programs in Bulgaria.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The committee is especially disturbed by the proposed cuts in NSF's education and human resources directorate.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Nursing Directorate, Strategic Health Authority for London (until April 2013) provided the funding for the two pilot projects.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The foundation's computer and information science and engineering directorate and mathematical and physical sciences directorate are the principal contributors to that effort.

    Academic text (2011)

  • To identify pollution sources and the most dangerous pollution types, the directorate requires each enterprise in Bourgas to report energy and material inputs and outputs.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The directorate meets every month to discuss the future plans of the organization.

  • Members of the directorate are responsible for making important decisions regarding the organization's budget.

Synonyms

management
vsdirectorate
658 2.7

People who run and make decisions for a company or organization

puts more emphasis on governing affairs than on everyday operational control
administration
vsdirectorate
573 3.6

A group of people who manage and run an organization

focuses on governing the affairs rather than direct daily operations
board of directors
vsdirectorate
85 3.1

A group of people chosen to oversee and make important decisions for a company

is a chosen group that manages and governs affairs broadly

Compounds

Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
  • Formal
5.9

The main government spy agency in Pakistan that gathers secret information about security

How Senior

board
∞ 3.2
directorate
2 6.7
committee
∞ 3.2

Surface Forms

directorate singular
directorates plural

Morphology

directorate = director (transparent) = director + ate

Formed by the noun 'director' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ate' indicating an office or collective body, so the meaning is directly related to 'director'.

Etymology

Directorate comes from director and direct, which mean 'to guide' or 'to lead', with the ending -ate showing an 'office' or 'group'. So a directorate is the office or group of people who guide and make decisions for a company.