From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Business management, Media, Theatredirectordi‧rec‧tor /dəˈrektə, daɪ- $ -ər/●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるS2W1 noun [countable]1BBCsomeone who controls or manages a company → executivedirector ofa former director of Gartmore Pensions LtdThe company is run by a board of directors (=a group of directors).2BBBMANAGERsomeone who is in charge of a particular activity or organizationdirector ofthe director of educationfinance/marketing/sales etc director (=the person in charge of the financial department etc)3AMAPTthe person who gives instructions to the actors and other people working on a film or play → producer →managing director, non-executive directorCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: the person who gives instructions to the actors and other people working on a film or playtypes of directora film/movie directorthe film director Stephen Spielberga theatre director British English, a theater director American English:Laura Thompson is a theatre director now in the middle of rehearsals for 'Romeo and Juliet'.an artistic director (=person who controls which plays a theatre produces and how they are produced)The artistic director announced that a new play would be staged next month.a musical directorHe later became musical director of the London Symphony Orchestra.Examples from the Corpusdirector• Have you met the new financedirector?• As artgallerydirector, Alistair will be served one.• Many said the specialeffects, a hallmark of director Steven Spielberg, were amazing.• This demonstrates how difficult it has become to determine the realincomes of such highly paid directors.• Miller has been appointed to the position of salesdirector.• For youngsters in particular the personality of the director is as important as any musicalqualifications.• The directors are meeting today to discuss the company's future.• The director keeps his audienceoff-balance.• Dr Jane Wilde, director of the HealthPromotionAgencyboard of directors• The company itself is run by a board of directorselected by the shareholders.• To begin, he formed a council that would act like a board of directors for MagmaMetals.• It notes he served on the Leesburg SoccerClubboard of directors a decade ago.• He found two lists of boards of directors, apparently copied from a magazinearticle.• He set up a powerfulboard of directors to represent a crosssection of business, political and public sector interests.• And that there will be a temporaryboard of directors real soon, also appointed by her.• In practice they are recommended for appointment by the board of directors.• There's only one woman on the board of directors.• The board of directors is unlikely to be in as good a position as the manager to judge on this.finance/marketing/sales etc director• Walsh became Marketing Director on a salary of 20,000,ドル and with a 1ドル.5 million budget.• As trade in services soars, taxmen will find it harder to keep up with cleverfinance directors.• Um, we do have the Septemberchallenge from our nationalsales director.• And to marketing director Elizabeth Carduff, whose support and deep-felt response to this book has turned business into purepleasure.From Longman Business Dictionarydirectordi‧rec‧tor /dəˈrektə, daɪ--ər/ (also company director) noun [countable]1JOBone of the committee of top managers who control a companyThe board of directors are expected to cut the 35-cent quarterly dividend when they meet later this month. → see alsoboard of directors →alternate director →creative director →executive director →guineapig director →managing director →non-executive director2JOB financial/sales/personnel etc director someone who is in charge of a particular department of an organization