director
n. countablen. a person who is in charge of an organization, a department, or a creative project like a movie. They make the big decisions and tell others what to do.
n. a person responsible for managing or supervising an organization, a specific department, or the creative execution of a film or play.
The director is happy with the new movie.
After the meeting, the marketing director decided to change the company's advertising strategy for the summer.
The board of directors met late into the evening to discuss whether the current CEO was the right person to lead the firm through the upcoming merger.
Borrowed from Middle French directeur and its source Late Latin dīrēctor, dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus. By surface analysis, direct + -or.
Often used with 'of' to specify the area of responsibility, such as 'Director of Finance' or 'Director of Photography'.