directorate
noun /dəˈrektərət/, /daɪˈrektərət/
/dəˈrektərət/, /daɪˈrektərət/
- a section of a government department in charge of one particular activity
- the environmental directorate
- the group of directors who run a company synonym board (4)
- He is the longest-standing member of the bank’s permanent directorate.