CONDUCTORS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

conductors

noun

plural of conductor

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a person who directs a musical ensemble The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.

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a person who collects money or fares on a train or bus She asked the train's conductor when they would arrive at the next station.

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Recent Examples of conductors Their solution replaces traditional solid conductors with hollow ones, allowing coolant to flow through the wire itself. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 When the team was restarting the power plant, a power cable feeding the refrigerant pump also failed when an imperfection in the cable casing allowed seawater to seep in and short two of the electrical conductors. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 Unlike the Vienna Philharmonic, which has no music director and engages only guest conductors, Berlin is led by a single musician with a distinct personality. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The conductors who oversee the recording of the movie scores are portrayed as hyper-demanding corporate perfectionists. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 Musically schooled in Vienna, Higginson hired the players, chose the conductors, and shouldered the deficits. — Joseph Horowitz, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Dudamel, who served as music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 17 years, joins a list of lead conductors at the NY Phil that includes Leonard Bernstein (1958–1969), Gustav Mahler (1909-1911) and Zubin Mehta (1978–1991). — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 Kill Current is rooted in the issues shaping today’s world — semi-conductors, global supply chains, technological and information warfare. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is searching for a new music director, so the 2026-27 season will be full of guest conductors, many of whom could be candidates to be the orchestra's new leader. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The selection committee voting on the rankings includes six current athletic directors, four former head coaches, two former All-American football players and one former sportswriter.

— Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
By Tuesday afternoon, another two bank directors had been taken into custody, prosecutors said.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of directors

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He's also advocated for an overhaul of minimum wage laws, including eliminating the lower tipped minimum wage and adding protections for gig workers, such as rideshare and delivery drivers.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Although high prices for diesel and fertilizer were the initial drivers of discontent in the state, Marshall has spent the final two months of his campaign fending off reports of aggressive medical debt collection as an OB-GYN.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of drivers

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The ceremony honors composers, songwriters, music supervisors and artists for their contributions to music in film, television, video games and other visual media.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Newsom also recently signed California’s first stand-alone postproduction credit to bring back jobs for the industry’s editors, sound mixers, composers and visual effects artists.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of composers

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The joy of listening to the Cecil Taylor Unit is hearing how any group of musicians could find their bearings within this maelstrom of sound.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Keep reading to shop our top gifts for musicians and music enthusiasts at every ability level and budget for birthdays, holidays, graduation gifts and beyond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of musicians

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This approach is intended to support wider production and rapid fielding while allowing engineers to continue refining the system based on feedback from soldiers participating in tests and exercises.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Protecting trade secrets The growing competition is putting greater focus on how semiconductor companies protect the knowledge accumulated by engineers working on complex manufacturing processes.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of engineers

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Beijing has hosted a flurry of global leaders this year, while major economies have struggled to slow a surge of imports from China.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
In post-mortem reviews of the midterm elections in which Democrats swiped control of both chambers of Congress, several GOP leaders pinpointed the blame on the Iran war, including Vice President JD Vance.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

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