The term "general directorate" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a group of people responsible for overseeing a particular field or area of activity. For example, "The general directorate met today to discuss changes to the company's policies."
In 1981 the SDECE was reorganized as the DGSE (General Directorate of External Security).
[the French foreign-intelligence agency, General Directorate for External Security] apologized on my behalf, too".
As the general directorate for national security released a statement denying its officers were involved in the death, more details began to emerge on Monday.
The General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, the government agency in charge of the project, confirmed Tuesday that it was working to meet this target.
The General Directorate of Foundations managed to wrest control after convincing the courts that the properties had been "inalienably" endowed as mosques by Sultanic decree.
Father Williams, who joined the Legion in 1985, was ordained a priest in 1994, and rose to become superior of the Legion's general directorate in Rome.
Healthcare in the prison system is a direct responsibility of the General-Directorate of Prison Services.
Source: General-Directorate of Health, Recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccine, Information Guide, 2000 to 2010.
The research project was approved by the General-Directorate of Prison Services, Ministry of Justice and the Scientific Board of Faculty of Medical Sciences, New University of Lisbon.
The Portuguese prison system is administered by the General-Directorate of Prison Services, an organization that depends on the Ministry of Justice.
Officials in General Carvajal's office at the General Directorate of Military Intelligence in Caracas did not respond to requests for comment on the letters.
