directorate
noun
di·rec·tor·ate
də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət 
dī-
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Ukrainian special forces and the intelligence directorate in Kyiv were watching with at least one surveillance drone.
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Even the recent lunar landings by Firefly and Intuitive Machines were funded by NASA's science directorate.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Ukraine also launched Storm Shadow missiles made by the U.K. and France into Kursk today, reportedly intending to strike a Russian armed forces command center located within the Russian presidential directorate's sanitarium at the Maryino Estate, according to The Moscow Times.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The agency carries out espionage and covert action exclusively outside the U.S.
The CIA is organized into five directorates – analysis, operations, science and technology, digital innovation, and support – and 11 regional and topical mission centers.
—Matthew Clary, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Even the recent lunar landings by Firefly and Intuitive Machines were funded by NASA's science directorate.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Ukraine also launched Storm Shadow missiles made by the U.K. and France into Kursk today, reportedly intending to strike a Russian armed forces command center located within the Russian presidential directorate's sanitarium at the Maryino Estate, according to The Moscow Times.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The agency carries out espionage and covert action exclusively outside the U.S.
The CIA is organized into five directorates – analysis, operations, science and technology, digital innovation, and support – and 11 regional and topical mission centers.
—Matthew Clary, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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directorate
noun
di·rec·tor·ate
də-ˈrek-tə-rət, dī-
1
: a board of directors (as of a corporation)
2
: membership on a board of directors
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