Director

Quick meaning: Director is a noun meaning A member of a board of directors.

Meaning

A member of a board of directors.

More Meanings

1. A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
2. That which directs or orientates something.
3. (military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
4. (chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
5. (electronics) A component of a Yagi–Uda antenna.
6. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

Example Sentences

Francis Gurry is director of WIPO.

[...] the confusion between directors who know nothing and managers who know everything [...].

Installed longer flow director; it now just covers the entire diameter of the 6-in. brine return nozzle, and is 4 in. high […]

The easiest way for Neera Tanden to win confirmation as Joe Biden’s budget director is for Democrats to take the Senate in January.

Word Forms

• directors
• directer
• directour

Synonyms for director

Depending on context, synonyms include manager, conductor.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conductor, manager, filmmaker, film-maker, editor, maker.

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