directorate

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directorate

/dɪˈɹɛktəɹət/ UK
/daɪˈɹɛktəɹət/

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From director + -ate.

noun directorates

An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.
A body of directors. Meronym: managing director
Similar: directorship

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noun an agency headed by a director

हिन्दी	निदेशालय nideśālay
Français	direction
Deutsch	Direktorium
Ελληνικά	διευθυντήριο diefthyntírio
Русский	директора́т direktorát, управле́ние upravlénije, правле́ние pravlénije, дире́кция dirékcija

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@misc{directorate_2026,
  title = {directorate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/directorate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}