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director
[dih-rek-ter, dahy-]
noun
a person or thing that directs.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation.
a board of directors.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception.
the musical conductor of an orchestra, chorus, etc.
the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,Military.a mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target.
director
/ daɪ-, dɪˈrɛktə /
noun
a person or thing that directs, controls, or regulates
a member of the governing board of a business concern who may or may not have an executive function
a person who directs the affairs of an institution, trust, educational programme, etc
the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of making a film or television programme Compare producer
music another word (esp US) for conductor
Other 51Թ Forms
- directorship noun
- predirector noun
- self-director noun
- subdirector noun
- subdirectorship noun
- 徱ˈٰ noun
- ˌ徱ˈٴǰ adjective
- 徱ˈٴǰˌ noun
- ˌ徱ˈٴǰly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Shawn Parry-Giles, the director of the Rosenker Center for Political Communication and Civic Leadership at the University of Maryland, said of the federal troops.
Jake Wood did indeed become the executive director, but within a fortnight he resigned saying the project breached the humanitarian principles of "humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence", which he said he would not abandon.
"There is no scope for mistakes here - we have to ensure that every family receives the right body," said HP Sanghvi, the director of Directorate of Forensic Sciences in Gandhinagar city.
"Sometimes we lose our brains to take a picture, and we don't think about the consequences," says museum director Vanessa Carlon.
But when DeBlois and Sanders came aboard, 15 months before the 2010 release, replacing the previous directors, their first major change was to make Toothless a dragon that could be ridden.
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