di·rec·to·rate

[dih-rek-ter-it, dahy-]
noun
1.
the office of a director.
2.
a body of directors.

Origin:
1830–40; < French directorat < Late Latin dīrēctor director + French -at -ate3

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directorate (dɪˈrɛktərɪt, daɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a board of directors
2.  Also: directorship the position of director

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directorate
1837, from director + -ate (1).
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Example sentences
Nobody doubts that the directorate's new boss will manage somehow.
It said he was an officer on the governing directorate but strove to have dissidents think of him as a friend.
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