director

noun

də-ˈrek-tər How to pronounce director (audio)
Definition of directornext
1
as in manager
a person who manages or directs something the new director of the company plans to make a number of changes in daily operations

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2
as in producer
a person who supervises the production of a stage show the director of the drama club's next production will be a student

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Recent Examples of director Ladish, the executive director of Palisade Research, said those skeptical of how powerful AI will become should consider how far the technology has advanced in just a few years. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Sargent will take a spin in the spotlight as breakthrough director for Take Me Home, which was based on her short film of the same name about a woman caring for her aging parents. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 Roxy Mejia, political director of a local painters union in Washingon, said 67% of the 1,500 members are Latino and many of them Salvadoran TPS holders. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 But the assemblage of talent, including director Larry Charles, is quite remarkable. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for director
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  1. manager
  2. producer
  3. executive
  4. stage director
  5. administrator
  6. superintendent
  7. supervisor
Noun
  • The deal, which Lago and the city manager worked on for years, is a renewal of a previous agreement and gives UM the ability to plan for more students, new housing and other buildings on its growing campus, including potentially a new hospital.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.
    — LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • All 17 producers in the group are shareholders and control the group.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Museum of Broadcast Communications was founded by the late television and radio producer, host, and political analyst Bruce DuMont.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of producer
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  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This year, for example, Regan dropped an initiative that would have restricted hospital executives’ pay, in exchange for the California Hospital Association not imposing new administrative hurdles on unions pursuing political campaigns.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • The plot, which stage director Adam Cioffari has moved to the present day, is about a small Italian opera company’s rehearsal gone wrong due to a titanic clash of egos.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
  • New movie about Bay Area legend Writer, filmmaker and stage director Luis Valdez, who spent much of his life in the South Bay, is the subject of an award-winning movie that’s screening in local theaters.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
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  • At a press conference on Monday NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said the space capsule will head to the International Space Station (ISS) on an uncrewed test flight as soon as December—a technical step back for the multi-billion-dollar initiative.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The support page is meant for IT administrators, and mainly reiterates what Google already announced, including regular updates and security patches for ChromeOS through mid-2034.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of administrator
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  • Michael Poore is a nearly 40-year veteran of public education and the former superintendent of the Little Rock and Bentonville school districts.
    — Michael Poore Special to the Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In the 1st District, Jesse Ortiz is a Woodland native, longtime Woodland Community College professor and a former superintendent for Yolo County schools.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Residents should contact their supervisor of elections for optional days of early voting specific to counties.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • County supervisors of elections also reported Monday that more than 2,200 ballots have already been returned, mostly from voters in the military and overseas.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervisor

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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/director. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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