directorate

noun

di·​rec·​tor·​ate də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət 

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)

Examples of directorate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those informed that they would be released from reserve duty included the former heads of intelligence directorate, operations directorate, and southern command, which is responsible for Gaza. —Reuters, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025

Frick created a fait accompli by filling the offices of the police directorates of Weimar and Gera with his allies. —Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025

In this role, Kshatriya oversees the directors of NASA's 10 research centers and the leaders of the agency's mission directorates in Washington, D.C. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Set to support a range of applications, including nuclear fuel research, the muon detector was developed through a collaboration between ORNL’s Neutron Sciences and Fusion and Fission Energy and Sciences directorates over the past two years. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for directorate

• electorate
• inspectorate
• protectorate

Legal Definition

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