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director

director

Meaning of director

senior manager

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EN-UK/dɪˈrɛktə/
EN-US/dəˈrɛktɚ/
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director with Russian translation

director usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Директор пришёл раньше, чтобы подготовиться к конференции.

The director arrived early to prepare for the conference.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Наш новый директор имеет большой опыт в маркетинге.

Our new director has a lot of experience in marketing.

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director belongs to the topic "Professions". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

directorдиректор
studentстудент
examэкзамен
homeworkдомашняя работа
answer questionsотвечать на вопросы
ask questionsзадавать вопросы
deskписьменный стол

director synonyms

Related words worth learning together

manager
a person who runs a team, department or specific business function; often middle management
CEO
Chief Executive Officer; the top executive with final operational decision-making authority in a company
boss
informal term for someone in charge at work; less precise about level or official title
executive
a senior manager with decision-making authority; often part of top management
administrator
person who handles administrative tasks and operations; often operational rather than strategic
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a person who runs a team, department or specific business function; often middle management

B2Very Often

He's the project manager for the new app.

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CEO

Chief Executive Officer; the top executive with final operational decision-making authority in a company

B2Often

The CEO announced the new strategy at the annual meeting.

🇬🇧en

informal term for someone in charge at work; less precise about level or official title

B2Very Often

Ask your boss if you can take the afternoon off.

🇬🇧en

a senior manager with decision-making authority; often part of top management

B2Often

Several senior executives attended the crisis meeting.

🇬🇧en

person who handles administrative tasks and operations; often operational rather than strategic

B2Often

The university administrator arranged the exam schedules.

🇬🇧en

chair of the board; presides over board meetings and represents the board, not the daily operations

B2Often

The chairman opened the annual general meeting.

D
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director-general

a high-ranking official who leads a large public, nonprofit, or international organization (often formal title)

B2Rarely

The director-general of the agency issued a public statement.

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how to pronounce director

/dɪˈrɛktə/

director translation

director

director examples

The director arrived early to prepare for the conference.

director transcription

/dɪˈrɛktə/, /dəˈrɛktɚ/

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director meaning: what does it mean?

senior manager

director pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

director is pronounced as /dɪˈrɛktə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

director definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The director arrived early to prepare for the conference. Translation: Директор пришёл раньше, чтобы подготовиться к конференции.

Is director part of Professions vocabulary?

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