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directorate

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di⋅rec⋅to⋅rate

  [di-rek-ter-it, dahy-]
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–noun
1. the office of a director.
2. a body of directors.
Origin:
1830–40; < F directorat < LL dīrēctor director + F -at -ate 3
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di·rec·tor·ate   (dĭ-rěk'tər-ĭt, dī-)   
n.  

  1. The office or position of a director.

  2. A board of directors, as of a corporation.

  3. The entire staff of a bureau or department.

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Main Entry: di·rec·tor·ate
Pronunciation: d&-'rek-t&-r&t, dI-
Function: noun
1 : a board of directors (as of a corporation)
2 : membership on a board of directors
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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