1. Someone who controls resources and expenditures
   "The director oversaw the company's budget"; "The managing director made the final decision on the merger";
   - manager, managing director
    
2. Member of a board of directors
   "The newly appointed director attended her first board meeting"
    
3. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
   "The theatre director's innovative approach breathed new life into the classic play";
   - theater director [US], theatre director
    
4. The person who directs the making of a film
   "The film director won an Oscar for her groundbreaking work"; "The movie director won an Oscar for her groundbreaking work";
   - film director, helmer [N. Amer, informal], movie director [N. Amer]
    
5. The person who leads a musical group
   "The music director conducted the orchestra with passion and precision";
   - conductor, music director, kapellmeister

Derived forms: directors

Type of: administrator, committee member, decision maker, film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker, musician, overlooker, supervisor

Part of: board

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