director (redirected from Directors)

di·rec·tor  (d-rktr, d-)

n.

1. One that supervises, controls, or manages.

2. A member of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of an institution or corporation.

3. A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew.

4. The conductor of an orchestra or chorus.

5. An electronic device that continually calculates and displays information used for firing weapons at moving targets, such as missiles or aircraft.

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di·rector·ship n.

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director

Noun

1. a person or thing that directs or controls

2. a member of the governing board of a business, trust, etc.

3. the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of the making of a film or television programme

directorial adj
directorship n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	director - someone who controls resources and expenditures manager, managing director administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business bank manager - manager of a branch office of a bank district manager - a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district manageress - a woman manager
	2.	director - member of a board of directors board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" committee member - a member of a committee
	3.	director - someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show theater director, theatre director stage director - someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show supervisor - one who supervises or has charge and direction of
	4.	director - the person who directs the making of a film film director film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker - a producer of motion pictures
	5.	director - the person who leads a musical group conductor, music director bandleader - the leader of a dance band bandmaster - the conductor of a band drum major - the leader of a marching band or drum corps drum majorette, majorette - a female drum major musician - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

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director

noun controller, head, leader, manager, chief, executive, chairman, boss (informal) producer, governor, principal, administrator, supervisor, organizer, baas S. African helmer, sherang Austral., N.Z.

Translations

director [dɪˈrɛktəʳ] n → director(a) m/f;

managing director → director(a) m/f gerente

director [dɪˈrɛktəʳ] n → directeur m (= board member); administrateur m;

(Theat) → metteur m en scène;

(Cine), (TV) → réalisateur/trice;

Director of Public Prosecutions (Brit) → procureur général

director [dɪˈrɛktəʳ] direct n → Direktor(in) m(f);

(of project), (TV, Radio) → Leiter(in) m(f);

(Cine) → Regisseur(in) m(f)

director [dɪˈrɛktəʳ] n → direttore/trice, amministratore/trice;

(THEAT, CINE, TV) → regista m/f;

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (BRIT) → Procuratore m della Repubblica