directorate
noun
di·rec·tor·ate
də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rət 
dī-
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Instead, the heaviest cuts—sources said that NASA may face an approximately 25 percent budget cut, overall—would fall on the agency directorate, Science, least able to buy commercial services.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
In a briefing on Jan. 30, chief of staff for the Army’s aviation directorate, Jonathan Koziol, told reporters that the Black Hawk was on a training mission at the time of the crash, specifically preparing to evacuate government officials in the event of a catastrophic event.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Russia has repeatedly denied launching hybrid attacks against NATO, in many cases ridiculing the accusations, even though NATO officials say Moscow has set up a special directorate focused on carrying them out.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Parker, who spent 2 years as a manager in the computing directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF), led federal AI initiatives for 4 years at OSTP and was deputy CTO before returning to UTK in 2022.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 23 Dec. 2024
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
In a briefing on Jan. 30, chief of staff for the Army’s aviation directorate, Jonathan Koziol, told reporters that the Black Hawk was on a training mission at the time of the crash, specifically preparing to evacuate government officials in the event of a catastrophic event.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Russia has repeatedly denied launching hybrid attacks against NATO, in many cases ridiculing the accusations, even though NATO officials say Moscow has set up a special directorate focused on carrying them out.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Parker, who spent 2 years as a manager in the computing directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF), led federal AI initiatives for 4 years at OSTP and was deputy CTO before returning to UTK in 2022.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 23 Dec. 2024
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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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