directorate
noun
di·rec·tor·ate
də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət 
dī-
Examples of directorate in a Sentence
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But in March 2023, a final message on the reserve’s website said that a new Russian directorate had been installed.
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Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 23 July 2023
The Big Five, through a system of interlocking directorates, also monopolized the industries that surrounded the plantations, namely banking, insurance, shipping, utilities and retailing.
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
India’s enforcement directorate accused Vivo of tax fraud worth $280 million, seizing at least $60 million from its bank accounts.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 June 2023
If Russia were to deploy nuclear weapons, this directorate would likely install the warheads on the missiles capable of launching them.
—Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2023
Although the directorate will focus on broad improvements across technology, such as AI and high-performance computing, two of the directorate’s 10 new focus areas are climate or clean-energy related.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2022
Each regional branch has an average of four directorates, and each directorate has 50 to 100 railway stations, which also held their own calls.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
Thirty-one air taxis have crashed in Colombia since 2018, according to the country’s accident investigation directorate.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
The European Commission’s antitrust directorate has opened an in-depth investigation of Amazon’s $1.7 billion takeover of vacuum maker iRobot.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 7 July 2023
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Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 23 July 2023
The Big Five, through a system of interlocking directorates, also monopolized the industries that surrounded the plantations, namely banking, insurance, shipping, utilities and retailing.
—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
India’s enforcement directorate accused Vivo of tax fraud worth $280 million, seizing at least $60 million from its bank accounts.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 13 June 2023
If Russia were to deploy nuclear weapons, this directorate would likely install the warheads on the missiles capable of launching them.
—Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2023
Although the directorate will focus on broad improvements across technology, such as AI and high-performance computing, two of the directorate’s 10 new focus areas are climate or clean-energy related.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2022
Each regional branch has an average of four directorates, and each directorate has 50 to 100 railway stations, which also held their own calls.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
Thirty-one air taxis have crashed in Colombia since 2018, according to the country’s accident investigation directorate.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
The European Commission’s antitrust directorate has opened an in-depth investigation of Amazon’s $1.7 billion takeover of vacuum maker iRobot.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 7 July 2023
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First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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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