WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
direc′tor gen′eral, pl. directors general. 
  1. Governmentthe executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government.
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
director-general n ( pl directors-general)
  1. the head of a large organization such as the CBI or BBC
'director general' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Boyd Orr - director-general - Dyke - Huxley - Jones - dg - Minuit

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