directorate

noun

di·​rec·​tor·​ate də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət How to pronounce directorate (audio)
dī-
1
: the office of director
2
a
: a board of directors (as of a corporation)
b
: membership on a board of directors
3
: an executive staff (as of a department)

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Óscar Enrique Biosca Gallego, head of the military’s economic directorate, who is accused of working to procure military equipment from Russia and China. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Additionally, Astroscale plans to build and launch its Provisioner (or Astroscale Prototype Servicer–Refueler) in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and two directorates of SSC. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 June 2026 Names like Sednaya, and those of other sites run by the military and air force intelligence directorates, marked the boundaries of terror within which an entire society was held captive. — Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026 The reorganization consolidates several existing directorates and reporting lines, reducing the number of organizational layers between mission teams and senior leadership. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for directorate

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of directorate was in 1837

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directorate

noun
di·​rec·​tor·​ate də-ˈrek-tə-rət, dī- How to pronounce directorate (audio)
1
: a board of directors (as of a corporation)
2
: membership on a board of directors
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