directorate

English

Etymology

Adaptation of French directorat.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈɹɛktəɹət/, IPA^(key): /daɪˈɹɛktəɹət/

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

Noun

directorate (plural directorates)

1. An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.
2. A body of directors.

   Synonym: directorship

   Hyponym: board of directors

   Meronym: managing director

Translations

an agency headed by a director

• Armenian: տնօրինություն (hy) (tnōrinutʻyun)
• Czech: ředitelství n
• Danish: direktorat n
• Finnish: direktoraatti (fi)
• French: direction (fr) f
• German: Direktorium n
• Greek: διευθυντήριο (el) n (diefthyntírio)
• Indonesian: direktorat (id)
• Maori: poari whakahaere
• Polish: dyrekcja (pl) f, dyrektoriat m
• Russian: директора́т (ru) m (direktorát), управле́ние (ru) n (upravlénije), правле́ние (ru) n (pravlénije), дире́кция (ru) f (dirékcija)
• Slovak: riaditeľstvo n
• Swedish: direktorat (sv) n