directorate

English Thesaurus

1. a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution (noun.group)

hypernym	:	board,
definition	:	a committee having supervisory powers (noun.group)

hyponym	:	staggered board of directors,
definition	:	a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually (noun.group)

member meronym	:	management,
definition	:	those in charge of running a business (noun.group)