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Director Managing Board Musical Regional Noun Bre Dəˈrektə(R

Word director
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / dəˈrektə(r) / NAmE / dəˈrektər /
Example
  • the managing director
  • an executive/non-executive director
  • he's on the board of directors.
  • the musical director
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director

(noun)BrE / dəˈrektə(r) / NAmE / dəˈrektər /
  1. one of a group of senior managers who run a company
    • the managing director
    • an executive/non-executive director
    • He's on the board of directors.
  2. a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company, a college, etc.
    • the musical director
    • a regional director
    • the director of education
  3. a person in charge of a film/movie or play who tells the actors and staff what to do
    • compare producer
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/producer

    Extra Examples

    • Alan Watt, senior director of marketing and strategy
    • Fred Madison, technology program director for the Industrial and Technology Assistance Corp.
    • He became associate director of California Ballet in 1983.
    • He now felt ready to take on the role of director.
    • He was athletic director of Mills College.
    • I got a call from the casting director asking me to do a part.
    • Milberg is the station manager and programme/program director at WDAM Radio.
    • Ms Hidden has replaced her as acting director.
    • She is the founding director of graduate programs.
    • an eminent museum director and curator
    • the company’s personnel director
    • the company’s regional director in North America
    • ‘It’s been a great success,’ said managing director Chris Tomlinson.
    • He was musical director at the National Theatre from 1976 to 1997.
    • In the report, director of education Keith Nelson says more needs to be done.
    • She’s on the board of directors.
    • The bank’s regional director for Wales called an urgent meeting.
    • a sales/marketing/finance/personnel/technical manager/director

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French directour, from late Latin director ‘governor’, from dirigere ‘to guide’.
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