No. 3,103 in Dutch
directie
"Directie" means "management" or "board of directors" in English.
In a sentence
De directie van het bedrijf besloot om te investeren in innovatie.
The management of the company decided to invest in innovation.
In this sentence, 'directie' is used to refer to the management or leadership team responsible for making decisions in a company.
Ik heb een afspraak met de directie om mijn voorstel te bespreken.
I have a meeting with the management to discuss my proposal.
Here, 'directie' is implied as a group of executives or managerial staff with whom meetings can be held.
De directie stuurde een mededeling naar alle werknemers.
The management sent a notification to all employees.
In this usage, 'directie' denotes the authoritative entity that communicates policies or decisions within an organization.
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