directorate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈrɛktərɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈrɛktərɪt, daɪ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di rek′tər it, dī-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•rec•to•rate /dɪˈrɛktərɪt, daɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the office of a director.
  2. a body of directors.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•rec•to•rate  (di rek′tər it, dī-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the office of a director.
  2. a body of directors.
  • Late Latin dīrēctor director + French -at -ate3
  • French directorat
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
directorate / dɪˈrɛktərɪt daɪ-/
  1. a board of directors
  2. Also: directorship the position of director
'directorate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
GPU - GRU - GUGB - OGPU - direction - directorial - directory - gulag - interlock - interlocking directorate

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