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noun, plural directors general. the executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government.
Origin of director general First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby director general direct object, Directoire, direct ophthalmoscope, director, directorate, director general , directorial, Director of Education, director of photography, Director of Public Prosecutions, director's chair
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Example sentences from the Web for director general Prime Minister Abe is not only the leader of Japan, he is also the Director-General—the sosai —of the LDP.
How Sexism Could Bring Down Japan’s Government | Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein| June 25, 2014| DAILY BEAST
So did Avigdor Lieberman, director-general of the Prime Minister's Office during part of Netanyahu's first term.
Netanyahu, Third-Term Incompetent | Gershom Gorenberg| August 26, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The director-general of the BBC resigned amid a flurry of allegations around sex-abuse reporting.
BBC Scandal Blows Up as Director George Entwistle Resigns | Peter Jukes| November 11, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Another trial has put the ISI's director-general, Brigadier General Pasha, at the center of the plot.
America’s Menacing Pakistan Problem | Bruce Riedel| May 21, 2011| DAILY BEAST
The director-general retained the right to preside at meetings.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene Bolton
Surely, surely it was not the same that the Director-General had given him!
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales | Henry Rider Haggard
So extensive were they, indeed, that the Director-General had informed him that they would take several years to complete.
Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales | Henry Rider Haggard
My duties as Director-General of the Post-office had of course obliged me to resign my captain's epaulette.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete | Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
The Director-General was a poor soul who could see nothing but technical difficulties in everything that was proposed.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium | Hugh Gibson
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British Dictionary definitions for director general noun plural directors-general the head of a large organization such as the CBI or BBC
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