DIRECTRESSES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

directresses

noun

plural of directress

as in stage directors

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Noun

Arthur Miller’s masterpiece is one of those Mount Everests for American stage directors — a legacy-building challenge that invites comparisons with the all-time greats.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Definition of stage directors

Noun

This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The next day, a league task force of team presidents and general managers discussed transgender eligibility but established no new standard.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

Her argument pushes against a much louder story from Silicon Valley, where AI leaders keep warning that white-collar work is about to be automated.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Corporate leaders go undercover within their own organizations to gain firsthand insight into their workforce and operations.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaders

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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

Definition of conductors

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