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the directorate of [organisation]
directorate 表示“董事会、理事会”，常与 of 连用指出具体机构。
The directorate of the hospital meets every Monday.
医院的董事会每周一开会。
董事会；理事会
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董事会；理事会
a group of people chosen to govern a company or large organization; a board of directors
The directorate of the hospital meets every Monday.
医院的董事会每周一开会。
由局长(或主任)领导的机构,通常是政府部门的下属单位。
An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.
董事会；理事机构。
A body of directors.
The directorate has decided to open a new branch in Shanghai.
董事会已决定在上海开设一家新分店。
The directorate meets once a month to review company performance.
董事会每月召开一次会议，审查公司业绩。
Several directorates from different ministries attended the conference.
来自不同部委的几个理事会出席了会议。
directorate 表示“董事会、理事会”，常与 of 连用指出具体机构。
The directorate of the hospital meets every Monday.
医院的董事会每周一开会。
作“成员”讲时，常用 a member of the directorate 这一搭配。
She was appointed a member of the directorate.
她被任命为董事会成员。
directorate 作主语时，若视为整体，谓语动词用单数。
The directorate has approved the new policy.
董事会已批准这项新政策。
Not this
I looked up the company directorate to find her email.
Use this
I looked up the company directory to find her email.
directorate 是集合名词，指“董事会/理事会”这类治理机构；而“通讯录/名录”应使用 directory。学习者因拼写相近误用，查找公司联系人信息时应选 directory。
Not this
She was elected a directorate of the board last year.
Use this
She was elected a director of the board last year.
directorate 不指单个“董事”，而是“董事会”机构或“董事职位”；表示个人时须用 director。a directorate 语义不通，a director 才能表达“一名董事”。
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总司；总局
She is a policy adviser at the Directorate General for Health.
她是卫生总司的政策顾问。
执行理事会；执行董事会
The executive directorate has the authority to enforce the new policy.
执行理事会有权实施新政策。
公司董事会
The corporate directorate rejected the proposed merger.
公司董事会否决了拟议的合并。
地区董事会；区域理事会
Each regional directorate reports directly to the national board.
每个地区董事会直接向国家委员会报告。
董事会议；理事会议
The annual directorate meeting will be held in March.
年度理事会议将于三月举行。
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记忆联想：director（董事）+ -ate（表机构）→ 董事们组成的董事会。
语域：formal 常见场景：公司治理、正式决议或章程 directorate 是正式书面词，通常指公司的董事会或大型机构的理事会，多用于年报、章程、正式决议等文件；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 board of directors。
与 electorate /ɪˈlektərɪt/、inspectorate /ɪnˈspektərɪt/、protectorate /prəˈtektərɪt/ 押韵，重读元音和之后的读音一致。注意 direct /dɪˈrekt/ 和 director /dɪˈrektər/ 只是拼写相近，结尾缺少 /ərɪt/，不押韵；corporate /ˈkɔːrpərət/ 虽以 -orate 结尾，但重音在首音节，发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.