DIRECTOR GENERAL Definition & Meaning

director general

noun

plural directors general.

the executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government.

director-general

noun

the head of a large organization such as the CBI or BBC

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of director general¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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Graeme Biggar, director general of the NCA, said the agency's Combatting Kleptocracy Cell was responsible for "more than 180 disruptions to remove or reduce a criminal threat posed by Putin-linked elites and their enablers since the invasion of Ukraine."

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Amino Chi, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, said in a statement that Taiwan and the Arcadia Fire Department share “a longstanding connection,” with Taiwan sometimes sending firefighters to the city for training.

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MI5 Director General Sir Ken McCallum says the exhibition shows "commitment to being open wherever we can".

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UK Steel director general Gareth Stace described the potential closure as a "gut punch to UK steelmaking".

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As WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Reuters: “The fact that TB still kills and sickens so many people is an outrage, when we have the tools to prevent it, detect it and treat it.”

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