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director Definition

di·rec·tor (di rek′tər; also dī-)

noun

a person or thing that directs or controls; specif.,

  1. the head of a project, bureau, school, etc.; supervisor
  2. a member of a board chosen to direct the affairs of a corporation or institution
  3. ☆ a person who directs a play, film, etc.
  4. Music a conductor

Etymology: Anglo-Fr directour < LL director

director Related Forms

di·rec′·tor·ship′ noun

director Synonyms

director

n.

  1. An executive officer

    manager, supervisor, executive; see administrator, leader 2.

  2. Person in charge of a theatrical production

    producer, impresario, stage director, motion-picture director, auteur, filmmaker, régisseur (French), television director; see also leader 3.

director Law Definition

n

Of a corporation, an individual selected to serve on its board of directors and thereby oversee the management of its affairs.

director Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • company: A director of a company may in certain circumstances be made liable for the debts of the company of which he is a director.
  • finance: The director of finance and housing, David Robertson, is recommending that the Christmas bonus should be £ 30.

Converse of object

  • manage: Peter Strachan, managing director of Arriva Trains Wales, said his company was learning lessons from Denmark.
  • appoint: Fast 5-7 days incorporation service which enables you to appoint director & shareholders details straight away.
  • elect: Employees must be given the same status as shareholders and the consequent right to elect directors to the Board.

Adjective modifier

  • non-executive: Non-Executive Directors are members of the public who are appointed onto the Trust Board.
  • executive: I believe my input so far has been useful to both the executive directors and the DT Board.
  • artistic: Who came in Jonathan Church, as artistic director, in 2001.
  • funeral: All available services at both cemeteries may be booked through local funeral directors.
  • deputy: Graham joins from TBWA London where he has been deputy creative director since 2004.
  • former: Founding Artistic Director of the renowned Green Room Arts Center in Manchester she is also former Director of the Merseyside Festival of Comedy.

Modifies a noun

  • disqualification: Curiously enough in directors disqualification actions there is no requirement that the parties have to give disclosure of the documents that they hold.
  • marty: Rounds on television where the tournament winning director marty doyle's room quot.
  • general: The BBC director general, Mark Thompson, is also talking to staff today about the wider implications of the Creative Future review.

Noun used with modifier

  • managing: Published: 30 May 2005 Charged up Volt's new managing director Stephanie Elliott has had to get used to a new culture.. .
  • nominee: A nominee director is someone who in fact is renting his or her name to you.
  • finance: I asked my old finance director from the Firkin pubs what I should do.
  • marketing: Brothers big sisters is unique commercial marketing director cell.
  • executive: Day-to-day management will rest with the remaining executive directors who will report to a management committee chaired by Allen Thomas, the Chairman.
  • associate: Who came in Michael Grandage ( associate director ) Angela Galvin ( chief executive ).