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di·rec·tor

(dĭ-rĕk′tər, dī-)

1. One that supervises, controls, or manages.

2. A member of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of an institution or corporation.

3. A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew.

4. The conductor of an orchestra or chorus.

5. An electronic device that continually calculates and displays information used for firing weapons at moving targets, such as missiles or aircraft.

di·rec′tor·ship′ n.

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directorship - the position of a director of a business concern

berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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directorship

[dɪˈrektəʃɪp] N (= post) → dirección f, cargo m de director; (= term as director) → gerencia f, periodo m de gestión

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

directorship

[dɪˈrɛktə^rʃɪp daɪˈrɛktə^rʃɪp] n (= position) → poste m de directeur, fonction f de directeur

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directorship

n → Direktorstelle f → or -posten m; under his directorship → unter seiner Leitung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

directorship

[dɪˈrɛktəˌʃɪp] n → direzione f; (post) → carica di direttore

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