director

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director  /də ˈrɛk tər/ ? Meaning of "director"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) someone who controls resources and expenditures
  2. (n) member of a board of directors
  3. (n) someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
  4. (n) the person who directs the making of a film
  5. (n) the person who leads a musical group

Synonym(s)

music director, manager, managing director, theater director, theatre director, film director

Usage(s):

  1. The director who had been making the film died in a car crash.
  2. Disgruntled investors are voting more heavily against corporate directors over hot-button issues like big executive pay and poor performance.
  3. More than a few eyebrows went up when word broke that Leon Panetta would be President-Elect Barack Obama's pick to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Quotes

  1. He said Hayward "is now handing over the operations, the daily operations to (BP Managing Director) Bob Dudley."
    on Jun 19, 2010 By: Carl-Henric Svanberg Source: The Associated Press

  2. He added, "Both as a co-writer and as a director, I wish the production nothing but the very best of luck and I will be first in line to see the finished product."
    on Jun 28, 2010 By: Guillermo del Toro Source: RTT News

  3. "I am keenly aware of concerns by some of our troopers on the ground about our application of our rules of engagement and the technical director. They should know I will look very hard at this issue," Gen. Petraeus said Tuesday, responding to...
    on Jun 29, 2010 By: David Petraeus Source: WTEN

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