director-general
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++diˌrector-ˈgeneral noun [countable] British English the person in charge of a large public organization 〔大型公共机构的〕主管,总裁,局长 the Director-General of Fair Trading 公平贸易部主管
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director-general• He retired in 1982 in some frustration with the civil service before eventually becoming director-general of the Institute of Directors.• Baillie and Sherrard resigned in 1932 and Leese became the sole leader of the organization, assuming the title of director-general.• We work for the prison service director-general and negotiate with him.• And the director-general has little freedom of manoeuvre.• Its master staunchly refused to doff his hat to the director-general.• The director-general should drive, said Swann: the chairman should read the map.diˌrector-ˈgeneral nounChineseSyllable
Corpus person large in a the of charge
director-general
diˌrector-ˈgeneral
noun [countable] British English
the person in charge of a large public organization:
the Director-General of Fair Trading
diˌrector-ˈgeneral
noun [countable] British Englishthe person in charge of a large public organization: