directors

di-rec-tors · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    People who control or manage an organization.

  2. 2.

    People who supervise the making of films or plays.

  3. 3.

    Members of a governing board.

Related words

Antonyms: employees, subordinates
See also: director, executive, management
Synonyms: administrators, chiefs, executives, managers

Etymology

Plural of director, from Latin director meaning "one who directs," from dirigere meaning "to set straight."