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

"Our data shows that most of the years in the past decade have had monsoons lasting until the second week of October, which is definitely a change," said Archana Shrestha, deputy director general at Nepal's department of hydrology and meteorology.

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Un par de días después, Sasaki se reunió con el presidente de operaciones de béisbol de los Dodgers, Andrew Friedman, y el director general, Brandon Gomes.

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"This timely global update highlights the ever increasing impact human activity is having on nature and the climate and the devastating effects this has," its director general Grethel Aguilar told reporters at its World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi.

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Following a crisis meeting chaired by Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga on Tuesday, the deputy director general of commerce said that an action plan had been adopted and, amongst other things, teams were being sent out to ensure state-capped prices were adhered to at garages.

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“We aim to maximize renewable energy as much as possible, because this will be better for Taiwan’s security,” said Wu Chih-wei, deputy director general of Taiwan’s Energy Administration.

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