Directorate

/daɪˈɹɛktəɹət/

Synonyms for "directorate" (85 found)

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Closest matches (17)

Noun(3 words)
boardboard of directorsbureau

Strong matches (26)

custodydictatorshipdirectiondirectorshipdirectoryestablishmentexecutiveexecutive armexecutive committeeexecutive hierarchyforemanshipgeneralshipgoverning boardgoverning bodygovernorshipguardianshipheadshiphierarchyhigher echelonshigher up
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Noun(2 words)
departmentgoverning body

Related words (42)

insintendancyinterestsinterlocking directorateleadershipmanagementmanagershipmastershipministryofficialdomoverseershippower elitepower structurepowers that beprelacypresidencyproctorshipruling classruling classessovereignty
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steering committeestewardshipsuperintendencesuperintendencysupervisorshipthe administrationthe authoritiesthe brassthe establishmentthe executivethe ingroupthe intereststhe people upstairsthe power elitethe power structurethe topthemtheytoptop brass
Noun(2 words)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries
administrative divisionboardexecutive committeegoverning bodyorganizationorganizational unit

More specific

5 entries
environment directorateexecutive committeefinance directorategoverning councilplanning directorate

Collocations

6 entries
defence directoratedirectorate generaldirectorate staffenvironment directoratefinance directorateplanning directorate

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

“I want to congratulate the team on this incredible achievement – Webb’s launch marks a significant moment not only for NASA, but for thousands of people worldwide who dedicated their time and talent to this mission over the years,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Source: tatoeba (10581028)

Over three million Indonesians have become new tax payers in the last year, according to the Directorate General of Taxation.

Source: tatoeba (11137734)

Meronym: managing director

Source: wiktionary

The critically low level of rainfall in the second half of 2020 – approaching 50% year on year for November – led the religious affairs directorate to instruct imams and their congregations to pray for rain last month.

Source: wiktionary

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