directorate

Questions about directorate

What does directorate mean?

directorate means "a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution".

How many syllables are in directorate?

directorate has 4 syllables: di-rec-to-rate. The stress falls on "rec". In IPA it is /dɚˈɛktɚət/.

What is another word for directorate?

Close synonyms include board of directors. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is directorate a common word?

directorate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.