director

director
[[t]daɪre̱ktə(r), dɪr-[/t]]
directors
1) N-COUNT The director of a play, film, or television programme is the person who decides how it will appear on stage or screen, and who tells the actors and technical staff what to do.
2) N-COUNT: oft the N In some organizations and public authorities, the person in charge is referred to as the director.

...the director of the intensive care unit at Guy's Hospital.

...the Director of Public Prosecutions...

She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.

3) N-COUNT The directors of a company are its most senior managers, who meet regularly to make important decisions about how it will be run.

He served on the board of directors of a local bank.

...Karl Uggerholt, the financial director of Braun UK.

4) N-COUNT The director of an orchestra or choir is the person who is conducting it. [AM]
Syn:
(in BRIT, use conductor)

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