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directorate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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di·rec·tor·ate /dəˈrektərət, daɪ-/ noun [countable]  1. BBCthe group of directors who run a company 董事会,理事会 SYN board2 a department of a government or large organization in charge of a particular area or activity 〔政府或大型机构的〕部门 the regional directorate of education 地方教育部门
Examples from the Corpus
directorateNo-one from the college directorate was available to comment.We will retain the Department of Energy and move its petroleum engineering directorate to Aberdeen.They will fund up to 90 percent of the research in some areas and will coordinate the work through a new directorate.the CIA's Operations DirectorateAny sense that directorates are a mechanism to control and constrain doctors is likely to provoke problems.The directorate of a company has a responsibility to those with whom they deal as people rather than just as instruments of profit.
From Longman Business Dictionarydirectoratedi‧rec‧tor‧ate /dəˈrektərət, daɪ-/ noun [countable]ORGANIZATIONS the committee in charge of an organization, especially a government organizationthe Food Safety DirectorateThe Bundesbank confirmed that it plans to reorganize its seven-member directorate.
di·rec·tor·ate nounChineseSyllable
of group a the company who run Corpus Business directors


directorate
directorate /dəˈrektərət, dɪˈrektərət, daɪ-/ noun [countable]
1. the group of directors who run a company
   SYN  board
2. a department of a government or large organization in charge of a particular area or activity:
    the regional directorate of education


dir·ect·or·ateBrE /dəˈrektərət/ 🔊NAmE /dəˈrektərət/ 🔊BrE /ˈrektərə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrektərə/ 🔊BrE /daɪˈrektərə/ 🔊NAmE /daɪˈrektərə/ 🔊 nouna section of a government department in charge of one particular activity (政府)部门the environmental directorate环境部门the group of directors who run a company 董事会;理事会 SYN board