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Definition of directorate noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

directorate

noun

NAmE//dəˈrɛktərət//

, NAmE//daɪˈrɛktərət//

1a section of a government department in charge of one particular activity the environmental directorate

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2the group of directors who run a company synonym board of directors

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