as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things
an applicant with a number of directorial positions on his résumé
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Recent Examples of directorial
John Travolta‘s directorial debut will have its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May, before launching on Apple TV on May 29.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The duo acted together again in Reiner's 1984 directorial debut This Is Spinal Tap, which Curtis said is indirectly responsible for her decades-long relationship with Guest.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Apple Martin made her directorial debut at Vanderbilt University.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
In the years since Schitt's Creek wrapped, Levy made his feature directorial debut via the 2024 Netflix drama Good Grief.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
The duo acted together again in Reiner's 1984 directorial debut This Is Spinal Tap, which Curtis said is indirectly responsible for her decades-long relationship with Guest.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Apple Martin made her directorial debut at Vanderbilt University.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
In the years since Schitt's Creek wrapped, Levy made his feature directorial debut via the 2024 Netflix drama Good Grief.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directorial
Adjective
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The officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was placed on administrative duties, according to police.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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To calculate the estimates, researchers Altonji and co-author Zhengren Zhu, a professor at Vassar College, used administrative data from the Texas Education Research Center to develop causal estimates for 121 specific advanced degrees.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Available only at the Milan campus for the moment, the core offering of the new educational project will be a three-year undergraduate program starting in October and mixing creative, technical and managerial skills.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Games 1 and 2 provided little opportunity for managerial input.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorial. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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