directorate
- n a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
directorate for inter-services intelligence
- n the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups
directory
- n an alphabetical list of names and addresses
- n (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)