director
noun
di·rec·tor
də-ˈrek-tər 
dī-
: one who directs: such as
a
: the head of an organized group or administrative unit (such as a bureau or school)
director of religious education
a communications director
b
: one of a group of persons entrusted with the overall direction of a corporate enterprise
on the board of directors for a large corporation
c
: a person who supervises the production of a show (as for stage or screen) usually with responsibility for action, lighting, music, and rehearsals
a famous Hollywood director
d
music
: conductor sense c
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Examples of director in a Sentence
The company will hire a new director of marketing.
She's the director of graduate studies at the university.
She's considered one of the best young directors in Hollywood.
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For more information, email the director at jcknvx@gmail.com.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Caring for well-being, not immigration status In the Chicago suburbs, Lia Kim-Yi, director of immigration law practice at the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic, said institutions like hospitals or churches need to remind people of protections afforded to people under federal and local or state laws.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Vought, 48, previously served as director of the OMB during part of President Donald Trump’s first term.
—Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2020, the Supreme Court found a provision from Congress limiting the president's authority to remove the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violated the Constitution -- a departure from precedent.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Caring for well-being, not immigration status In the Chicago suburbs, Lia Kim-Yi, director of immigration law practice at the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic, said institutions like hospitals or churches need to remind people of protections afforded to people under federal and local or state laws.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Vought, 48, previously served as director of the OMB during part of President Donald Trump’s first term.
—Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
In 2020, the Supreme Court found a provision from Congress limiting the president's authority to remove the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violated the Constitution -- a departure from precedent.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/director. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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director
noun
di·rec·tor
də-ˈrek-tər
dī-
: one that directs: as
a
: one of a group of persons who direct the business of an organized body (as a corporation)
the board of directors
b
: one that guides the making of a show (as for stage or screen)
directorial
adjective
də-ˌrek-ˈtōr-ē-əl
(ˌ)dī-
-ˈtȯr-
Medical Definition
director
noun
di·rec·tor
də-ˈrek-tər, dī-
: an instrument grooved to guide and limit the motion of a surgical knife
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