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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The technology directorate, often in partnership with other divisions of NSF or with companies like Micron and Global Foundries, has expanded funding opportunities for institutions that normally get less attention from the agency, including community colleges and HBCUs. Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 That might indicate that the intelligence directorate is sourcing used A-22s for its drone program rather than taking all the airframes directly from the Aeroprakt factory in Kyiv. David Axe, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 The new missile—which Ukraine's Defense Intelligence directorate said traveled from Astrakhan, Russia, in just 15 minutes—reportedly reached a top speed of over 11 Mach (8,400 miles per hour) before impact. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Jordanian authorities seized the press during a recent raid on a production facility, and placed it outside the directorate as a symbol of the agency’s purpose. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directorate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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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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