director
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administrant, administrator, archon, exec, executive, manager, superintendent, supervisor
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Patty Limerick is faculty director and chair of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado. — Patty Limerick, The Denver Post, "Limerick: We yearn to help after human tragedies, and there is a way," 16 Aug. 2019 IDEAS Eisner is the director of academic affairs at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. — Jane Eisner, Time, "Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Were Barred From Entering Israel. The Damage Will Extend Far Beyond Their Blocked Visit," 16 Aug. 2019 The camp director emerged from the trees gripping a sword. — Mac Schwerin, Vox, "The case against summer camp," 16 Aug. 2019 Known for pushing big-picture initiatives to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math and increase the rate of drug development, Collins, observers say, has been one of the most influential directors ever to shape NIH. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: Francis Collins’ decade, the upside of melting Arctic ice, and ‘ethical’ eggs," 16 Aug. 2019 Seiple was the director of operations at the historic Church of St. Peter in Mendota. — Kristi Belcamino, Twin Cities, "Mendota church employee swindled $33,000, authorities say," 15 Aug. 2019 Ziegler is military director at the Emerging Technologies Directorate of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), essentially the information technology branch of the Department of Defense. — NBC News, "An Army prototype smartphone hints at the risks of biometric security," 15 Aug. 2019 The new director was told to keep an eye on cash handling in the cafeterias. — Sarah Schweitzer, The Atlantic, "The Lunch Ladies of New Canaan," 15 Aug. 2019 Josh Selo is the executive director of West Valley Community Services. — Josh Selo, The Mercury News, "Opinion: Cupertino project proves county can meet housing challenge," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'director.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: Directors owe a fiduciary duty to the shareholders in the exercise of their powers. Directors have the power to appoint and dismiss officers, declare and pay dividends on stock, initiate major corporate actions such as mergers or dissolution, and determine other matters affecting the corporation.