directorial

[ dih-rek-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-, dahy-rek- ]

/ dɪ rɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌdaɪ rɛk- /

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adjective

pertaining to a director or directorate.

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RELATED WORDS

managerial, directive, executive, ministerial, supervisory

Nearby words

director of public prosecutions, director's chair, director's cut, director-general, directorate, directorial, directory, directory assistance, directress, directrix, diredawa

Origin of directorial

1760–70; < Late Latin dīrēctōri(us) (see direct, -tory¹) + -al¹

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Examples from the Web for directorial

Was it challenging to film these interviews and scenes and maintain some kind of directorial objectivity?
The Dishonor of Honor Killings|Sara Stewart|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But to stop thinking that way and to see the show through a directorial lens is, I think, a good thing for the piece.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, Cox cast her ex-husband in a pivotal role in her directorial debut.
Courteney Cox Gets Personal About Her Directorial Debut, ‘Just Before I Go’|Kevin Fallon|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His directorial début, starring the young French YSL-lookalike Pierre Niney, was released in theaters throughout France last week.
The Making of Fashion Legend Yves Saint Laurent|Sarah Moroz|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He recently made his directorial debut—along with collaborator Nat Faxon—on the film The Way, Way Back.
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Thiers says that the Directorial Republic exhibited at this time a scene of distressing confusion.
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He was accused of a conspiracy against the directorial Government, condemned to death, and guillotined in 1797.
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It is difficult even to estimate the total annual profits of the directorial syndicate.
The Railroad Question|William Larrabee
But directorial decisions sometimes, so I have heard it whispered, have hidden motives which it is vain to try and discover.
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It may also have been that his mother at home dwelt too fondly on the days when she herself was a queen in Directorial Paris.
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