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director-general

director-general is the alternative form of director general.

Meaning of director general

Noun

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

  1. 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 of director-general

pluraldirectors-general
pluraldirector-generals
plural (rare)directors-generals

Questions about director-general

What is director-general the alternative form of?
Director-general is the alternative form of director general.

Words near director-general in the dictionary

  1. director of music
  2. director of photography
  3. director's cut
  4. director's cuts
  5. director's loan
  6. director-general
  7. director-generals
  8. directoral
  9. directorate
  10. directorates
  11. directores musices

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