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di⋅rec⋅tor

  [di-rek-ter, dahy-]
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–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.
Origin:
1470–80; < LL; see direct, -tor

Related forms:
di⋅rec⋅tor⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2, 5. supervisor, head, manager, leader, administrator, chief, boss.
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di·rec·tor   (dĭ-rěk'tər, dī-)   
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.

di·rec'tor·ship' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Financial Dictionary

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.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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