What (who) is directorate - definition
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Directorates; Directorate (disambiguation)
directorate
(directorates)
1.
A directorate is a board of directors in a company or organization. (BUSINESS)
The Bank would be managed by a directorate of professional bankers.
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2.
A directorate is a part of a government department which is responsible for one particular thing.
...the Health and Safety Directorate of the EU.
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directorate
n. interlocking directorates
directorate
¦ noun [treated as sing. or plural]
1. the board of directors of a company.
2. a section of a government department in charge of a particular activity.
Pronunciation examples for directorate
1. Directorate.
To Mars and Back _ Joe Parrish _ Talks at Google
2. Mission Directorate.
George Nelson _ Talks at Google
3. Directorate at NASA headquarters.
NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute _ Yvonne Pendleton _ Talks at Google
4. And that's the mission directorate
To Mars and Back _ Joe Parrish _ Talks at Google
5. And the Science Mission Directorate
To Mars and Back _ Joe Parrish _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of directorate
1. The Zeytinburnu Customs Directorate will operate under the Istanbul Customs Directorate and the Alaţehir Customs Directorate under the Ýzmir Customs Directorate, according to the decree.
2. Subba, who heads Sikkim‘s Industries Directorate.
3. Ghassem Asrar of NASA‘s Science Mission Directorate.
4. Army Corps of Engineers Logistics Directorate in the Green Zone.
5. Avner Shalev is Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate.