"directorate" meaning in English

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          "roman": "tnōrinutʿyun",
          "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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          "word": "direction"
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          "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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          "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
          "word": "direktorat"
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          "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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          "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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          "roman": "direktorát",
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          "word": "управле́ние"
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          "roman": "dirékcija",
          "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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          "word": "дире́кция"
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          "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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        "A body of directors."
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      "roman": "tnōrinutʿyun",
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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      "word": "direktorat"
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
      "word": "direktoraatti"
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      "word": "direction"
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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      "word": "Direktorium"
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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      "word": "διευθυντήριο"
    },
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
      "word": "direktorat"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
      "word": "poari whakahaere"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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      "word": "dyrektoriat"
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      "word": "директора́т"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dirékcija",
      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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      "word": "дире́кция"
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      "sense": "an agency headed by a director",
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  "word": "directorate"
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