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director-general

di·rec·tor-gen·er·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-rek-ter, dahy- jen-er-uh l]
    • /dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ- ˈdʒɛn ər əl/
    • /dəˈrektə(r) ˈdʒenrəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rek-ter, dahy- jen-er-uh l]
    • /dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ- ˈdʒɛn ər əl/

Definitions of director-general word

  • 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 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. 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
exclamation
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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 72% 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.

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