executive director

/ɛgˈzɛkjuɾɪv dɪˈrɛktər/

/ɛgˈzɛkjutɪv daɪˈrɛktə/

Definitions of executive director

1. noun

   a person responsible for the administration of a business
   synonyms: executive

   types:

   business executive, corporate executive

   an executive in a business corporation

   government minister, minister

   a person appointed to a high office in the government

   rainmaker

   an executive who is very successful at bringing in business to a company or firm

   Surgeon General

   the head of the United States Public Health Service

   V.P., vice president

   an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances

   cabinet minister

   a person who is a member of the cabinet

   chairman of the board

   the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation

   CEO, chief executive officer, chief operating officer

   the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

   CFO, chief financial officer

   the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm

   executive vice president

   a vice president holding executive power

   finance minister, minister of finance

   the minister responsible for state finances

   foreign minister, secretary of state

   a government minister for foreign relations

   insider

   an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations

   president

   an executive officer of a firm or corporation

   senior vice president

   the ranking vice president in a firm that has more than one

   Vice President of the United States

   the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate

   type of:

   administrator, decision maker

   someone who administers a business