(n.) One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.
(n.) One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.
(n.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.
(n.) A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.
Example Sentences:
(1) This may have significant consequences for people’s health.” However, Prof Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, which funded the work, said medical journals could no longer be relied on to be unbiased.
(2) Former Regional director for Latin American Caribbean and Middle East, Save the Children.
(3) Prior to joining JOE Media, Will was chief commercial officer at Dazed Group, where he also sat on the board of directors.
(4) Stringer, a Vietnam war veteran who was knighted in 1999, is already inside the corporation, if only for a few months, after he was appointed as one of its non-executive directors to toughen up the BBC's governance following a string of scandals, from the Jimmy Savile abuse to multimillion-pound executive payoffs.
(5) All staff can participate in the plan but payouts for directors are capped at £3,000.
(6) Paul Johnson, the IFS director, said: “Osborne’s new fiscal charter is much more constraining than his previous fiscal rules.
(7) It felt like my very existence was being denied,” said Hahn Chae-yoon, executive director of Beyond the Rainbow Foundation.
(8) The committee is chaired by John Thompson, the board's lead independent director, and includes Microsoft founder and chairman, Bill Gates, as well as other board members Chuck Noski and Steve Luczo.
(9) Just a few months ago, a director-level position job for Sears was floated by me from the department store chain's headquarters in Chicago.
(10) FBI assistant director David Bowdich said that Syed Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 27, were radicalized long before they went on a rampage at a community center in southern California last Wednesday, but would not specify whether he meant months or years.
(11) I have to do my best.” The Leeds sporting director Nicola Salerno told the news conference that it was unlikely there would be new permanent signings in the January transfer window, but that there would be the possibility for loan deals.
(12) She then spent five years as director of mission and pastoral studies at Cranmer Hall.
(13) We continue to work closely with Pacific partner countries and regional organisations to build resilience and manage the impacts of climate change on economic development.” Aluka Rakin, director of Youth to Youth in Health in Majuro, said the organisation’s clinic is falling apart.
(14) Photograph: David Grayson David Grayson, director, The Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield University David became professor of corporate responsibility and director of the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield School of Management, in April 2007, after a 30 year career as a social entrepreneur and campaigner for responsible business, diversity, and small business development.
(15) Sir James Crosby, the ITV senior independent non-executive director, explained why the board had opted to retain Grade's services for an extra year: "It was the unanimous view of ITV's independent non-executive directors that it would be in the best interests of the company and its shareholders to ask Michael to extend his time as executive chairman.
(16) The BBA statistics director, David Dooks, said: "It was no surprise to see the January mortgage figures falling back from December, when transactions were being pushed through to beat the end of stamp duty relief.
(17) The whole film is primarily shown from the character's perspective, so 70% of the process involved working with the director of photography [Maxime Alexandre].
(18) "Today a federal district court put up a roadblock on a path constructed by 21 federal court rulings over the last year – a path that inevitably leads to nationwide marriage equality," said Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign.
(19) If the physician's office laboratory is not subject to regulations, the physician-director should personally direct the operation of his or her laboratory and keep abreast of the latest developments in laboratory medicine applicable to the specific areas of testing performed.
(20) "It is very easy to see somebody get killed over this issue," Marijuana Industry Group Director Michael Elliott testified last month.
Trustee
Definition:
(n.) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
(v. t.) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.
(v. t.) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Example Sentences:
(1) Also, it is often the case that trustees or senior leadership are in said positions because they have personal relationships with the founder.
(2) A teaching union has questioned appointment of a trustee of Britain's largest academy chain group as chairman of the schools regulator Ofsted , in what was a surprise announcement meant to calm some of the internal conflicts within the coalition.
(3) It is essential that charities integrate new trustees well from day one – and the process must not be rushed.
(4) Our board of trustees already involves [the ice hockey player] Ilya Kovalchuk and his wife Nicole, and we are now negotiating with [the boxer] Roy Jones Jr, who recently received Russian citizenship.” It is clear that Shatov is an achiever more than than a dreamer – a down-to-earth character who will never forget where he came from.
(5) I've just run a seminar at the BOND conference about an hour ago reminding people what the roles and responsibilities of being a trustee are.
(6) Unfortunately, a provision in the deal ensures that Sterling’s estranged wife Shelly, current trustee of the Sterling Family Trust, will remain associated with the team as its “owner emeritus and No1 fan”.
(7) Mind speaks for a diverse community and aims to reflect this in its board of trustees, half of whom must have direct experience of mental health problems.
(8) So if some trustees feel that increased demands on their time will be too burdensome, it best to leave the field open to others.
(9) In addition, BBC executives and trustees were summoned by parliamentary committees more than once a month.
(10) The Board of Trustees concludes that judicial intervention rarely is appropriate when a pregnant woman makes an informed refusal of treatment.
(11) I turned to one of the trustees and said 'We've made a computer company'.
(12) Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian Updated at 4.14pm BST 4.03pm BST BBC Trustee Anthony Fry explains what he said earlier about being told to "get back in my box".
(13) But, I worry that my views will alienate our trustees, staff, volunteers and donors.
(14) Trustees raised concerns about conditions attached to the inflation link, which was designed to mitigate the more than £700m cost of making the BBC fund free TV licences for the over-75s, minutes from a Trust meeting on 6 July, the day the government unveiled its settlement for the future of BBC funding , reveal.
(15) That morning he had given a cooking demonstration at a local farmers' market, of which he is a trustee.
(16) The trustees also said that the two parties should not have been involved in the negotiations because it was at Thompson's discretion not to include them in the debate at all.
(17) We are obviously very concerned about the wellbeing of the fund, which is heavily invested in energy stocks worldwide,” said Pete Grannis, New York State deputy comptroller, whose office is the sole trustee of the fund, which has one million members.
(18) Asked about another company, in which Firtash's shareholding was hidden behind a trustee, he said: "Mr Firtash at that time did not want to be a public figure."
(19) Bletchley Park was once one of the most secret places in Britain, but now its trustees hope to name and honour every person who worked at the code-breaking centre and reputedly helped shorten the course of the second world war.
(20) Chris Martin, chairman of the trustees of the BHS pension scheme, said: “Our focus is on clear communications with the members.