director general

noun

plural

directors general 

1. the executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government.

director-general

noun

1. the head of a large organization such as the CBI or BBC

Word History and Origins

Origin of director general¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

"This has never happened before," ESA director general Josef Aschbacher told the meeting.

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“As we now see several consecutive years of budget deficits, we plan to increase borrowing mainly by selling more government bonds,” Debt Office Director General Karolina Ekholm said in a note.

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And Chloe Long - deputy director general at the Anti-Counterfeiting Group - warns fake kits could even cause those wearing them to come out in a rash.

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A former BBC board member who quit last week has shared his resignation letter with BBC News, shedding new light on the events that led up to the departures of the corporation's director general and CEO of news.

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BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness both resigned in the wake of the outcry over the edited programme.

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