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as in managers
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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as in producers
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 directors
In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.
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Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
They were once again locked in a fight for the club's survival, that seven-goal loss seeing fans invade the directors' box in protest as rumours of a takeover by former Chester chairman Stephen Vaughan swept through the stadium.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Alejandro Boyco, a researcher at the Institute of Peruvian Studies, said the Senate will appoint and sanction high-ranking officials, including the country’s Ombudsman, Constitutional Court members and some Central Bank directors.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The board hired law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson to advise its independent directors.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch keep things in a constant state of fabulousness, presenting entertaining design diversions, creating a bit of drama from the outside world, and introducing a few glittering special effects, too.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Art directors, record execs—young fashionable folk come here post-work for a sip of something creative before moving on elsewhere.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The city manager’s roles are absorbed by the mayor, who makes $273,063 as of 2026, and several directors who make less than Jones and his deputy city managers.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Banjong has long been regarded as one of Southeast Asia‘s premier genre directors.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
They were once again locked in a fight for the club's survival, that seven-goal loss seeing fans invade the directors' box in protest as rumours of a takeover by former Chester chairman Stephen Vaughan swept through the stadium.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Alejandro Boyco, a researcher at the Institute of Peruvian Studies, said the Senate will appoint and sanction high-ranking officials, including the country’s Ombudsman, Constitutional Court members and some Central Bank directors.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The board hired law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson to advise its independent directors.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch keep things in a constant state of fabulousness, presenting entertaining design diversions, creating a bit of drama from the outside world, and introducing a few glittering special effects, too.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Art directors, record execs—young fashionable folk come here post-work for a sip of something creative before moving on elsewhere.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The city manager’s roles are absorbed by the mayor, who makes $273,063 as of 2026, and several directors who make less than Jones and his deputy city managers.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Banjong has long been regarded as one of Southeast Asia‘s premier genre directors.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directors
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Mission managers said earlier the isolated manifold is not needed for the crew's return to Earth.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The court in March allowed Range’s unfair competition claim to proceed while dismissing its tortious interference claim, which accused CAA of undermining the firm’s potential recruitment of agency employees who wish to become managers by threatening to cancel the equity of defecting workers.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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First, movies are workplaces, and Nirenberg’s interviewees reveal the stressful negotiations involved in the daily life of filmmaking—not only with executives and producers but also with directors, who, though employed by those very same businesspeople, are also the immediate bosses of the crew.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Potash, the potassium-rich component of fertilizers, has also been in short supply in recent years, in part because of economic sanctions on Belarus and Russia, which are major potash producers.—
Aya S. Chacar,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Then Disney executives pulled the plug on them.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Altman would follow that with more than a year of overtures to Hollywood in which executives slowly warmed to him.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Other musicians, stage directors, choreographers and dancers may be invited in.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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The California Fair Political Practices Commission’s administrators are appointed by five officials, all Democrats, including the attorney general himself.—
Will Swaim,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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As a part of a 2024 settlement, the district agreed to provide training on Title IX policies to school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors and school resource officers.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Both of the city’s school districts will also have new superintendents starting next school year.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The superintendents of both the Fridley district, in suburban Minneapolis, and the Duluth district, in northern Minnesota, were in the courtroom for the arguments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit — which alleges police violated the men’s civil rights, used excessive force and intentionally inflicted emotional stress — says that nearby supervisors failed to intervene.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The open question—and the one that will shape whether the megamanager era is remembered as a productivity breakthrough or a management crisis—is whether the supervisors still standing can pull off the same trick.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directors. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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