directorate
noun
di·rec·tor·ate
də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət 
dī-
Examples of directorate in a Sentence
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Notably, as many as half of the shells are duds, according to an official at Ukraine’s intelligence directorate.
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David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
According to a statement today from Israel's directorate in charge of abductees, 31 of the hostages are believed to be dead.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
The claimant believed that the pair worked together to bully her out of her job as the TEC directorate's space debris expert to make way for the wife’s appointment as head of the new office overseeing the space debris agenda.
—Tereza Pultarova, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2023
Some of the money comes from specific mission directorates responsible for ensuring launch pads, test stands, and other facilities are in good shape for operations at NASA's field centers.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2023
Now, contrast this response with that of Google—which, unlike its rival, has already been through plenty of showdowns with the Commission’s antitrust directorate and is now billions of dollars poorer for it.
—David Meyer, Fortune Europe, 5 Mar. 2024
But Kolbe, the former CIA directorate of operations official, said the Kremlin would most likely see trying to penetrate U.S. voting systems as a low-risk undertaking.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
Since conception, the directorate has emphasized a need to support community colleges more than the agency has done in the past.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Official data is that 31 of the hostages are dead, according to a statement from Israel’s directorate of the returnees, missing and abducted.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
According to a statement today from Israel's directorate in charge of abductees, 31 of the hostages are believed to be dead.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
The claimant believed that the pair worked together to bully her out of her job as the TEC directorate's space debris expert to make way for the wife’s appointment as head of the new office overseeing the space debris agenda.
—Tereza Pultarova, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2023
Some of the money comes from specific mission directorates responsible for ensuring launch pads, test stands, and other facilities are in good shape for operations at NASA's field centers.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2023
Now, contrast this response with that of Google—which, unlike its rival, has already been through plenty of showdowns with the Commission’s antitrust directorate and is now billions of dollars poorer for it.
—David Meyer, Fortune Europe, 5 Mar. 2024
But Kolbe, the former CIA directorate of operations official, said the Kremlin would most likely see trying to penetrate U.S. voting systems as a low-risk undertaking.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
Since conception, the directorate has emphasized a need to support community colleges more than the agency has done in the past.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Official data is that 31 of the hostages are dead, according to a statement from Israel’s directorate of the returnees, missing and abducted.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
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directorate
noun
di·rec·tor·ate
də-ˈrek-tə-rət, dī-
1
: a board of directors (as of a corporation)
2
: membership on a board of directors
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