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director

di·rec·tor [ di réktər, dī réktər ] (plural di·rec·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. head of management: a manager of an organized group or a program of activity

2. somebody who runs company: a member of the board that controls the affairs of a company. A board may be made up of executive directors, who manage the company, and nonexecutive directors, who contribute advice.

3. filmmaker: a supervisor of the actual making of a movie or television program

4. musical conductor: a supervisor of the work of a group of musicians, especially an orchestra conductor

[15th century. Via Anglo-Norman< late Latin< Latin directus (see direct)]
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