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directorate

[dih-rek-ter-it, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tər ɪt, daɪ- /
NOUN
board
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cabinet committee jury panel
STRONG
advisers brass conclave council directors execs executives trustees upstairs
WEAK
advisory group executive suite front office
Antonyms
WEAK
individual one
NOUN
bureaucracy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration authority civil service management ministry red tape
STRONG
government officialdom officials
WEAK
beadledom city hall powers that be regulatory commission the Establishment the system
NOUN
council
Synonyms
STRONG
assembly board body cabinet chamber clan committee conclave confab conference congregation congress convention convocation diet gang gathering groupthink huddle meet ministry mob outfit panel parliament ring senate synod
WEAK
brain trust governing body kitchen cabinet official family
Antonyms
STRONG
individual one
NOUN
executive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration administrator boss chief commander director entrepreneur government leader management manager officer official supervisor
STRONG
CEO VIP brass businessperson co exec governor head heavyweight hierarchy higher-up industrialist leadership skipper tycoon
WEAK
big wheel head honcho head person key player top brass
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower worker
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration authority board executive
STRONG
bosses brass directors employers execs executives head mainframe upstairs
WEAK
executive suite front office micro management person upstairs top brass
Antonyms
WEAK
employees mismanagement

Example Sentences

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“It’s a test flight and it is not without risk, but our team and our hardware are ready,” said Lori Glaze, NASA’s acting associate administrator for the exploration directorate.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Antitrust officials said they were requesting the competition directorate to open proceedings against the companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Gaza's general police directorate said seven people were killed in that attack.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

John Fortune, the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate, is leading the department’s airport passenger screening research.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Ugwu stole some of the milk and sugar that Master brought home from the directorate and put them in old tins and gave them to her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.