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director general

di·rec·tor gen·er·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rek-ter, dahy- jen-er-uh l]
    • /dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ- ˈdʒɛn ər əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rek-ter, dahy- jen-er-uh l]
    • /dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ- ˈdʒɛn ər əl/

Definitions of director general words

  • noun plural director general the executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government. 1
  • noun director general chief executive 1
  • countable noun director general The director general of a large organization such as the BBC is the person who is in charge of it. 0
  • noun director general the highest-ranking executive office in a large organization such as the CBI or the BBC 0
  • noun director general the head of a large organization such as the CBI or BBC 0
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Origin of director general

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Director general

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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director general popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

director general usage trend in Literature

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