'Directorate' definitions:

Definition of 'directorate'

(from WordNet)
noun
A group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution [syn: directorate, board of directors]

Definition of 'Directorate'

From: GCIDE
  • Directorate \Di*rect"o*rate\, n. [Cf. F. directorat.] The office of director; also, a body of directors taken jointly. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'directorate'

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