Director
noun
A person who is in charge of an organization, department, or a film or play production.
The director of the company announced a new strategic plan.
Often appears as...
- film director
- company director
noun
A member of a board of people elected by a corporation's shareholders to make important decisions about the organization.
As a director of the board, she has a significant influence on the company's policies.
Often appears as...
- board of directors
- non-executive director
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Formal
Technical
noun
An instrument with a sight and a movable arm, used for aiming a weapon such as a cannon.
The director is a crucial piece of equipment in artillery warfare.
Often appears as...
- gun director
- director sight
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Formal
Technical
noun
A tool used in surgery to guide the insertion or placement of instruments or implants.
The surgeon used a director to guide the placement of the implant.
Often appears as...
- surgical director
- instrument director
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A person who is in charge of an organization, department, or a film or play production.
The director of the company announced a new strategic plan.
Often appears as...
- film director
- company director
noun
A member of a board of people elected by a corporation's shareholders to make important decisions about the organization.
As a director of the board, she has a significant influence on the company's policies.
Often appears as...
- board of directors
- non-executive director
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
An instrument with a sight and a movable arm, used for aiming a weapon such as a cannon.
The director is a crucial piece of equipment in artillery warfare.
Often appears as...
- gun director
- director sight
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A tool used in surgery to guide the insertion or placement of instruments or implants.
The surgeon used a director to guide the placement of the implant.
Often appears as...
- surgical director
- instrument director
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
Use 'director' to refer to someone with control and authority in an organization.
The new director implemented a dress code.
Pro Tip 2/3Creative Control
In film or theater, a director's vision is crucial for the project's success.
The director cut three scenes from the script.
Pro Tip 3/3Responsible Figure
A director is held accountable for an organization's performance or a project's outcome.
The director faced criticism after the film flopped.
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
Use 'director' to refer to someone with control and authority in an organization.
The new director implemented a dress code.
Pro Tip 2/3Creative Control
In film or theater, a director's vision is crucial for the project's success.
The director cut three scenes from the script.
Pro Tip 3/3Responsible Figure
A director is held accountable for an organization's performance or a project's outcome.
The director faced criticism after the film flopped.
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
Use 'director' to refer to someone with control and authority in an organization.
The new director implemented a dress code.
Pro Tip 2/3Creative Control
In film or theater, a director's vision is crucial for the project's success.
The director cut three scenes from the script.
Pro Tip 3/3Responsible Figure
A director is held accountable for an organization's performance or a project's outcome.
The director faced criticism after the film flopped.
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The Man Behind a...
oil was walking on a building being built and every time she was about to step off a girder came that's my life my resume looks like what's available in the job force for a cabinetmaker mailman got bit on the first day I said I'm sorry I quit I was the art director for
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Filming Antarctica's...
supervisor and the director the cameraman you miller and doug anderson for them it was incredibly challenging i mean they were super super motivated this was the most wonderful diving they'd ever done in their lives but the challenges of it when they're
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How optical illusions...
See? Our visual tricks have revealed your brain's job as a busy director of 3D animation in a studio inside your skull, allocating cognitive energy and constructing a world on the fly with tried and mostly -- but not always -- true tricks of its own.
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What does my headscarf...
And two out of every three don't have an executive who's from a minority. And most of the minorities that are at that sort of level are non-executive board directors. So their influence isn't that great. I've told you a bunch of terrible things.
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Filming The Kangaroo...
i'm emma nappa and i was the director on the kangaroo sequence for life story the life story followed animals in different life stages so from being born to growing up to gaining power or dominance and then eventually becoming parents themselves
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Filming The World's...
i'm emma nappa and i'm the producer of the australia episode of seven worlds one planet including being one of the directors on the cassowary sequence australia is an ancient continent and it's also full of animals that you don't see in
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Why invest in the...
I so passionate about the creative economy well in all my experience as a copywriter a novelist a playwright a poet a filmmaker a festival director and the teacher I have come to realize that the creative economy is one of the key
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The Dirty Side Of...
director assistant producer for seven worlds one planet predominantly doing the antarctica program this was the chinstrap penguin shoot we went to an island called deception which is this active volcano it's actually a sunken
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
to be the director of the U.N.'s genocide investigation. It turns out that tears just aren't much help when you're trying to investigate a genocide. The things I had to see, and feel and touch
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Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
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The Man Behind a...
oil was walking on a building being built and every time she was about to step off a girder came that's my life my resume looks like what's available in the job force for a cabinetmaker mailman got bit on the first day I said I'm sorry I quit I was the art director for
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
supervisor and the director the cameraman you miller and doug anderson for them it was incredibly challenging i mean they were super super motivated this was the most wonderful diving they'd ever done in their lives but the challenges of it when they're
Video examples
How optical illusions...
See? Our visual tricks have revealed your brain's job as a busy director of 3D animation in a studio inside your skull, allocating cognitive energy and constructing a world on the fly with tried and mostly -- but not always -- true tricks of its own.
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What does my headscarf...
And two out of every three don't have an executive who's from a minority. And most of the minorities that are at that sort of level are non-executive board directors. So their influence isn't that great. I've told you a bunch of terrible things.
Video examples
Filming The Kangaroo...
i'm emma nappa and i was the director on the kangaroo sequence for life story the life story followed animals in different life stages so from being born to growing up to gaining power or dominance and then eventually becoming parents themselves
Video examples
Filming The World's...
i'm emma nappa and i'm the producer of the australia episode of seven worlds one planet including being one of the directors on the cassowary sequence australia is an ancient continent and it's also full of animals that you don't see in
Video examples
Why invest in the...
I so passionate about the creative economy well in all my experience as a copywriter a novelist a playwright a poet a filmmaker a festival director and the teacher I have come to realize that the creative economy is one of the key
Video examples
The Dirty Side Of...
director assistant producer for seven worlds one planet predominantly doing the antarctica program this was the chinstrap penguin shoot we went to an island called deception which is this active volcano it's actually a sunken
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
to be the director of the U.N.'s genocide investigation. It turns out that tears just aren't much help when you're trying to investigate a genocide. The things I had to see, and feel and touch
Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
I want more girls to be able to see themselves behind the camera creating images we all enjoy, and I want to call attention to the fact that women directors are here all over the world.
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Jackie Chan
Chinese Actor
Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.
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Robert De Niro
Actor
The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.
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Quentin Tarantino
American Director
My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.
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Chadwick Boseman
American Actor
As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.
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Jacqueline Fernandez
Actress
It is important to choose your director and co-stars well.
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Govinda
Indian Actor
No one works with an actor or a director for friendship.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
I want more girls to be able to see themselves behind the camera creating images we all enjoy, and I want to call attention to the fact that women directors are here all over the world.
Quote examples
Jackie Chan
Chinese Actor
Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.
Quote examples
Kevin Hart
American Actor
It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.
Quote examples
Robert De Niro
Actor
The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.
Quote examples
Steven Spielberg
American Director
Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.
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Quentin Tarantino
American Director
My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.
Quote examples
Chadwick Boseman
American Actor
As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.
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Jacqueline Fernandez
Actress
It is important to choose your director and co-stars well.
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Govinda
Indian Actor
No one works with an actor or a director for friendship.
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