director's chair

American  

noun

1. a lightweight folding armchair with transversely crossed legs and having a canvas seat and back panel, as traditionally used by motion-picture directors.

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director's chair British  

noun

1. a light wooden folding chair with arm rests and a canvas seat and back

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Etymology

Origin of director's chair

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

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director's chair

Aaron Sorkin, who wrote the previous film, is in the director's chair for The Social Reckoning, with an impressive cast including Mikey Madison, Wunmi Mosaku and Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

But you don’t have to play every role yourself—take the director’s chair, define the scenes, and choose your cast from the parts of yourself that serve the story you truly want to tell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

At a recent auction of “The David Lynch Collection,” the director’s espresso machine sold for $45,500, his director’s chair for $95,000, and an incense holder he made himself in 1974 for $52,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025

During our "Salon Talks" conversation, Stiles shared the new experience of stepping into the director's chair, after decades of being an actress since her teens.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

He, Skid, and Aaron had pitched in and gotten me a director’s chair with my name on it.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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