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单词 directorate
释义 di·rec·tor·ate
\də̇ˈrekt(ə)rə̇t also dīˈ-, rapid ˈdre-, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French directorat, from Late Latin director + French -at -ate
1. : the office or occupancy of the office of director (as of an agency)
 < served during the directorate of his predecessor >
2. : directory II 2a
 < a perpetuating directorate which subordinates the making of laws and the processes of the courts to the orders of the executive — F.D.Roosevelt >
3.
 a. : a board of directors of a corporation
  < two subsidiary funds, each with its own directorate and administrative staff — Craig Thompson >
 b. : membership on a board of directors
  < was required to resign his directorates before accepting the appointment >
4. : an executive staff in charge of a program, bureau, department, or major subdivision
 < astronautics directorate >
 < four main directorates deal with the various aspects of local government — Brian Chapman >
 < a 4-man aircraft directorate created to speed up production >
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