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di⋅rec⋅tor
[di-rek-ter, dahy-] 
tər
–noun
| 1. | a person or thing that directs. |
| 2. | one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation: a board of directors. |
| 3. | the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception. Compare producer (def. 3). |
| 4. | the musical conductor of an orchestra, chorus, etc. |
| 5. | the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc. |
| 6. | Military. a mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target. |
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Director
Di*rect"or\, n. [Cf. F. directeur.]1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent. In all affairs thou sole director. --Swift. 2. 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. What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? --Pope. 3. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action. 4. (Surg.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : director
Spanish:
director, directivo,
German:
der Direktor,
Japanese:
監督
director
- A member of a firm's board of directors. A director also may hold a management position within the firm. See also inside director, outside director.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: di·rec·tor
Function: noun
1 : the head of an organized group or administrative unit or agency
2 : any of a group of persons usually elected by shareholders and entrusted with the overall control of a corporation
NOTE: Directors owe a fiduciary duty to the shareholders in the exercise of their powers. Directors have the power to appoint and dismiss officers, declare and pay dividends on stock, initiate major corporate actions such as mergers or dissolution, and determine other matters affecting the corporation. —di·rec·tor·ship noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: di·rec·tor
Pronunciation: d&-'rek-t&r, dI-
Function: noun
: an instrument grooved to guide and limit the motion of asurgical knife
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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director di·rec·tor (dĭ-rěk'tər, dī-)
n.
A smoothly grooved instrument used with a knife to limit the incision of tissues. Also called staff1.
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