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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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“We had to learn to trust each other,” said Jolanta Coffey, the vehicle program director and one of the early Ford veterans to join the project.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

“Neither ground nor air campaigns are effective at defeating an indigenous armed movement,” said Randa Slim, Middle East program director at the Stimson Center think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

Brad Handler is the program director of the Institutes’s Energy Finance Lab.

From Barron's Nov. 5, 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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