Meaning of DIRECTORATE
Pronunciation: | | di'rekturit
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| 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 |
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| See Also: | | board, management, staggered board of directors | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Di*rect"o*rate\, n. [Cf. F. directorat.]
The office of director; also, a body of directors taken
jointly.
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| 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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