director

Meaning

1. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
2. A member of a board of directors.
3. A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
4. That which directs or orientates something.
5. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
6. The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

Concepts

director

manager

leader

chief

head

administrator

supervisor

superintendent

conductor

boss

principal

commander

executive

producer

master

guide

controller

governor

ruler

lord

captain

headmaster

coach

overseer

secretary-general

officer

counselor

music director

film director

stage director

trustee

regulator

foreman

curator

company president

secretary

adjutant general

chairman

president

dean

stage manager

adviser

managing director

theater director

theatre director

advisor

counsellor

senior vice president

regent

person who gives directions and advice

teacher

chief librarian

heavy responsibilities

high executive

general business

board of directors

Dir.

manger

impresario

maker

manufacturer

head of an entertaining group

producer of the play

the lord of a town

orchestra leader

administor

motion-picture director

auteur

editor

handler

monitor

VIP

rector

senior

superior

be a chief

operator

chief executive

commanding officer

company director

authority

excellence

excellency

majesty

intendant

wielder

consultant

consulter

councillor

direction finder

orientator

gate apparatus

guide-vane apparatus

guider

lead

nozzle junction assembly

sender

bootstrap program

bootstrap routine

vectoring procedure

directive

one in charge

capo

conductress

duce

mistress

bandmaster

instructor

jockey

steerer

wise man

management

aiming circle

circumferentor

surveying compass

instigator

council member

manage

advisors

instructors

teachers

schoolmaster

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹɛktə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French directeur and its source Late Latin dīrēctor, dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus.

Sentences

The current Director is Professor Frank Gannon .

The institute is currently presided by Niranjan Hirandani, Managing Director of Hiranandani Constructions .