directors

noun

plural of director
1
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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2
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 Head scribes Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and episodic directors for the remainder of the series, were let go. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 In addition to renewing the partnership, the organizations announced the program’s fellowship class of 2026, a group of four writer-directors selected from the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and Directors Lab. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 The Premier League has its owners and directors test (OADT), while the independent football regulator (IFR) has its owners, directors and senior executives (ODSE) test. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 French outfit mk2 films has come on board NAZA, the new documentary from No Other Land Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, recently selected for competition at the Venice Film Festival. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 California requires charities soliciting donations in the state to disclose whether their officers or directors have been convicted of certain offenses, as part of an effort to prevent charitable fraud. — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Think Wes Anderson or Quentin Tarantino, both examples of directors who have punishingly cohesive viewpoints. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 Polimeni succeeds Lee Yew Hon, whose resignation as CFO was accepted by the board of directors. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directors
  1. managers
  2. producers
  3. executives
  4. stage directors
  5. administrators
  6. superintendents
  7. supervisors
Noun
  • Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Oil producers are also investing in pipelines, like Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The producers are pursuing an international festival launch ahead of the film’s Norwegian premiere in 2027.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of producers
Noun
  • The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
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
  • Independent monitor reports from June 22 to July 3 show that as a result of staffing issues, administrators paused admission of new patients.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • School administrators later determined that no student by that name was enrolled there, according to the affidavit.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • The supervisors voted unanimously to advance the moratorium, and the crowd erupted.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Forty-nine of 177 new supervisors who were part of the audit didn’t receive training within six months of being hired.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisors

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“Directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directors. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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