directorate
noun
di·​rec·​tor·​ate
| \ də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət
, dī-\
, dī-\
Definition of directorate
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Meanwhile, the National Security Association director and Cyber Command chief, Gen. Paul Nakasone, created a new cybersecurity directorate focused on election security. — Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, "Election security divides Congress after Mueller’s testimony," 25 July 2019 The directorate participated in less than 10 such exercises last year and even fewer so far this year, according to internal Homeland Security documents. — Los Angeles Times, "Times Investigation: Trump administration has gutted programs aimed at detecting weapons of mass destruction," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'directorate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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directorate
noun
English Language Learners Definition of directorate
: a group of managers who control a company or corporation : a board of directors
: a group of people who are in charge of a program or department
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directorate
noun
di·​rec·​tor·​ate
| \ də-ˈrek-tə-rət, dī-
\
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Legal Definition of directorate
1
: a board of directors (as of a corporation)
2
: membership on a board of directors