director general en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
A calque of French directeur général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| directors generals | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
| directors general | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| director-general | alternative | lexicographic | |
| director generals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (48)
sl generalni direktor (executive officer) · kmr seroka giştî (executive officer) · uk генера́льний дире́ктор (executive officer) · cs generální ředitel (executive officer) · fi pääjohtaja (executive officer) · de Generaldirektor (executive officer) · tr genel müdür (executive officer) · hu főigazgató (executive officer) · bg генера́лен дире́ктор (executive officer) · nl directeur-generaal (executive officer) · ro director general (executive officer) · be генера́льны дырэ́ктар (executive officer) · uz bosh direktor (executive officer) · ur ڈائِریکْٹَر جَنْرَل (executive officer) · hi महानिर्देशक (executive officer) · ar مُدِير عَامّ (executive officer) · tg директори генералӣ (executive officer) · be генэра́льны дырэ́ктар (executive officer) · pl dyrektor generalny (executive officer) · cmn 總幹事 /总干事 (executive officer) · hi महानिदेशक (executive officer) · az baş direktor (executive officer) · kk бас директор (executive officer) · sk generálny riaditeľ (executive officer) · da generaldirektør (executive officer) · kmr serokên giştî (executive officer) · sh generalni direktor (executive officer) · ka გენერალური დირექტორი (executive officer) · sh генерални директор (executive officer) · tg мудири генералӣ (executive officer) · nn generaldirektør (executive officer) · kmr serokê giştî (executive officer) · ms ketua pengarah (executive officer) · nb generaldirektør (executive officer) · el γενικός διευθυντής (executive officer) · hy գլխավոր տնօրեն (executive officer) · mk генера́лен дире́ктор (executive officer) · sq drejtor i përgjithshëm (executive officer) · fa-ira مُدیرِ کُلّ (executive officer) · sv generaldirektör (executive officer) · it direttore generale (executive officer) · ky башкы директор (executive officer) · ko 국장 (executive officer) · ja 局長 (executive officer) · fi ylijohtaja (executive officer) · hu főcsoportfőnök (executive officer) · ru генера́льный дире́ктор (executive officer) · fr directeur général (executive officer)