vocab question, A body of 5 directors who held the executive power in France during the last half of the French Revolution. hint: word starts with di

The Directory (also called Directorate, French: le Directoire) was the five-member committee that governed France from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire, and replaced by the Consulate.