directorate
noun
di·rec·tor·ate
də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət 
dī-
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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.
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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
The funding level for NASA's science mission directorate this year is nearly $500 million less than last year's budget, and $900 million below the White House's budget request for fiscal year 2024.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 July 2024
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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
The funding level for NASA's science mission directorate this year is nearly $500 million less than last year's budget, and $900 million below the White House's budget request for fiscal year 2024.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 July 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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