director general
See also: director-general
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A calque of French directeur général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
Noun
director general (plural directors general or director generals or (rare) directors generals)
- 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.
Translations
executive officer
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