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

"It is frustrating that the steel industry must face yet another year of uncompetitive electricity prices," said UK Steel's director general Gareth Stace.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters have disrupted a speech by BBC director general Tim Davie to staff in Glasgow.

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Most of the migrants who have died in the Mediterranean had departed from Libya, the IOM director general said, making the route itself especially risky.

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"AI assistants are still not a reliable way to access and consume news," said Jean Philip De Tender, deputy director general at the EBU, and Pete Archer, head of AI at the BBC.

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The BBC's director general has previously apologised, saying there had been "a significant failing in relation to accuracy".

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