Definitions for director
dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ-di·rec·tor

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. director, manager, managing director(noun)

   someone who controls resources and expenditures

2. director(noun)

   member of a board of directors

3. director, theater director, theatre director(noun)

   someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

4. film director, director(noun)

   the person who directs the making of a film

5. conductor, music director, director(noun)

   the person who leads a musical group

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. director(Noun)

   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).

   Etymology: influenced by directorius

2. director(Noun)

   A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.

   Etymology: influenced by directorius

3. director(Noun)

   The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

   Etymology: influenced by directorius

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Director(noun)

   one who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent

   Etymology: [Cf. F. directeur.]

2. Director(noun)

   one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company

   Etymology: [Cf. F. directeur.]

3. Director(noun)

   a part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action

   Etymology: [Cf. F. directeur.]

4. Director(noun)

   a slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath

   Etymology: [Cf. F. directeur.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Director

   A member of an institution or business who may or may not have an executive function. The director is usually chosen or appointed to control or govern the affairs of an institution or business.

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1. director

   A person with the accurate and specific intuitive ability, experience, knowledge, skills, training, IT skills, understanding and vision to lead, direct and manage various or specific facets of a business, enterprise, company, organization, unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government or international unity government.

   The directors meet monthly to review their budget, goals, objectives, plans, processes, procedures, strategy and systems.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'director' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #792

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'director' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1615

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'director' in Nouns Frequency: #231

Anagrams for director »

1. creditor

How to pronounce director?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of director in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of director in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of director in a Sentence

1. Cat Ellington:

   The first thing I look for, in addition to a performer's range, is a performer's look in comparison to the character. That is very important to me as a casting director.

2. Rod Rosenstein:

   I've talked with Director Mueller about this, director Mueller's going to make the appropriate decisions, and if anything that I did winds up being relevant to Director Mueller investigation then, as Director Mueller and I discussed, if there's a need from me to recuse, I will.

3. Inspector General:

   We concluded that the USCIS Field Office Director at the San Bernardino office improperly delayed … agents from conducting a lawful and routine law enforcement action, we have also concluded that the Field Office Director was not candid with OIG investigators during her interview.

4. Rod Rosenstein:

   It’s our responsibility to make sure those opinions do not influence their actions, i believe Director Mueller understands that, and recognizes people have political views but that they don’t let it [affect their work].

5. Christopher Wray:

   Further, the FBI 302 indicated that Flynn apparently was aware his communications had been monitored, and at several points he thanks the The FBI agents for reminding him of some of his conversations with Russian officials. A Washington Post article published one day before Flynns White House interview with the agents, citing The FBI sources, publicly revealed that The FBI had wiretapped Flynns calls with Sergey Kislyak and cleared Sergey Kislyak of any criminal conduct. It was unclear who leaked that information to Washington Post -- or why The FBI would need to question Flynn about Sergey Kislyak contacts given that the bureau had already recorded them. FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon Van Grack, File) Christopher Wray, earlier this year, suggested in testimony that several agentscould be under internal investigationby The FBI. As for current employees, there are what I would call more line-level employees who were involved in some of the events in the report, all of those employees were referred to our Office of Professional Responsibility, which is our disciplinary arm.

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