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program director

American  

noun

Radio and Television.
  1. a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.


Etymology

Origin of program director

First recorded in 1950–55

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The aesthetics program director told Adeli to smile big before pressing a needle of Botox into the skin around her outer eye.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

The program director, Kathy, slid me a scrap of paper.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

This is a time of “intense identity building” for people transitioning from children to adults, said Gregory Leskin, a psychologist and program director with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Giavanna Vega, a former entry-level recruiter and internship program director at Automation Anywhere, which streamlines business processes, described the hiring environment as at a standstill.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

He said, ‘Sir, I’ve been given guidance by the program director to give completely different directions.’

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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