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An official comes (my friend is an official not of the lowest echelon by Muscovite measures) to the housing-exploitation office (they're now called directorates or administrations) and randomly chooses two surnames from a list provided.

Robert Amsterdam Grigory Pasko 2009

More realistically, though, I think it would be easiest to make each of your proposed agencies "directorates" much like the CIA operates.

What Civil Space Agency Would You Create? - NASA Watch 2009

For years, the various "directorates" of the Commission didn't even have names, just Roman numerals for identification.

It's Time To Let In Some Light 2008

All communal and cultural affairs shall be put in charge of "directorates," one central directorate in Warsaw and local ones in every province of the Kingdom, after the pattern of the Jewish consistories of France.

History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) I. [Translator] Friedlaender 1900

At this time 12 of the 20 NKVD directorates were headed by ethnic Jews, including those in charge of State Security, Police, Labor Camps, and Resettlement (deportation).

It’s Hard to Be an Anti-Zionist Jew « Antiwar.com Blog 2009

The heads of several Tal Shiar directorates were also present, along with the chairman, a general, and an admiral.

Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

In the year since he was appointed, he has cut down on the number of directorates in his department, and will now rely heavily on his three director generals within the department: Richard McCarthy, David Prout and Sue Higgins.

Sir Bob Kerslake takes on new role as head of civil service 2011

The mission directorates recently challenged the IT people in NASA to make use of cloud computing to reduce costs.

Being Relevant - To Everyone - NASA Watch 2009

In a statement issued after the interim decision, Birmingham city council said: "Like all councils, Birmingham faces a huge financial challenge, with adults and communities having to make a share of the savings like all other directorates, and we need to assess the impact of this decision."

Social care cuts: 'The people concerned are invisible' 2011

The heads of several Tal Shiar directorates were also present, along with the chairman, a general, and an admiral.

Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011