director-general

A form of director general — The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department.

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Meanings

noundirector-general (plural directors-general or director-generals or (rare) directors-generals)

plural directors-general · plural director-generals · plural rare directors-generals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of director general.

    For the following two years I was the Foreign Office spokesman and for the subsequent five years I was Director-General of the Government Information Office.

    1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 28
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “director-general,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/director-general.

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