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director

US /dɚˈɛktɚ/

noun Foundation · A2 Nhân sự

Definition

someone who controls resources and expenditures

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The marketing director will present the new campaign on Monday.

Word Family

NounNoun
director gốc directorship
VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
directive
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • managersomeone who controls resources and expenditures
  • executivea senior manager in a business or other organization

Collocations

  • Easy movie director
    describing movie director (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)
  • Medium board of directors meeting
    to board of directors meeting, meaning to get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
  • Hard managing director oversight responsibilities
    to managing director oversight responsibilities, meaning to be successful; achieve a goal
  • Very Hard non-executive independent director scrutiny
    a collocation phrase: non-executive independent director scrutiny

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