Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of director
"The directors unanimously approved the new budget at yesterday's meeting."
In plain English: Directors are people who make important decisions and give orders to run a company or organization.
"The directors voted to approve the new budget for the upcoming fiscal year."
Usage: Use directors to refer to people who manage an organization or lead a film production. Do not confuse this with the verb form, which means to guide someone's attention.
Derived from the Latin director, which comes from dirigere meaning "to guide" or "to steer." The term originally referred to someone who directs action before evolving into its modern sense of an official in charge of a company.