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Meaning of DIRECTORATE

Pronunciation:  di'rekturit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
 
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 Synonyms: board of directors
 
 See Also: board, management, staggered board of directors

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Di*rect"o*rate\, n. [Cf. F. directorat.]
The office of director; also, a body of directors taken
jointly.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: board, board of directors, board of regents, board of trustees, bureaucracy, cabinet, cadre, captainship, chairmanship, convenership, council, custody, dictatorship, directorship, directory, executive arm, executive committee, executive hierarchy, foremanship, generalship, governing board, governing body, governorship, guardianship, headship, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, infrastructure, intendancy, interlocking directorate, leadership, management, managership, mastership, ministry, officialdom, overseership, prelacy, presidency, proctorship, ruling class, ruling classes, sovereignty, steering committee, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervisorship, the administration, the authorities, the brass, the Establishment, the executive, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, them, they, top brass
 

 

 

 

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