director general
Organization's highest executive
Director general is the chief executive of an organization, typically a large public institution or international body.
The title is common in government agencies, broadcasting corporations, and multinational organizations: the director general of the BBC, the WHO's director general.
Plural: directors general.
Top corporate officer
- chief executiveHighest-ranking administrator
- headUppermost body part
- superintendentChief administrative official
- principalChief school administrator
president · chairman · administrator · commissioner · chief officer · agency head · bureau chief · senior executive
Imaginative planner of futures
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
appointment · tenure · stewardship · reform · initiative · accountability · strategic planning · institutional reform
Rigid administrative system
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- policyAdopted principle of action
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
compliance · procedures · protocol · operations · management · oversight · implementation · organizational structure
CEO
Top corporate officer
- chief executiveHighest-ranking administrator
- headUppermost body part
- superintendentChief administrative official
principal · president · chairman · administrator · commissioner · chief officer · agency head · bureau chief · senior executive
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- strategistExpert in planning campaigns
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
mandate · appointment · tenure · stewardship · reform · initiative · accountability · strategic planning · institutional reform · executive authority
bureaucracy
Rigid administrative system
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- policyAdopted principle of action
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
regulation · compliance · procedures · protocol · operations · management · oversight · implementation · organizational structure · ministerial
- business leadersCEO, presidente, executive, founder, owner
- Dutch AmericaNew Amsterdam, Dutch settlers, Henry Hudson, New Netherland, Dutch colonial
- EU Officialscommissioner, MEP, council president, trade commissioner, health commissioner
- Indian Officialscollector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, deputy secretary, under secretary
- Nuclearnuclear reactor, atomic bomb, nuclear energy, atomic bombs, uranium
- diplomatsambassador, diplomat, consul, envoy, emissary
director generalsubordinate
One lower in rank
junior staff · rank and file · foot soldier · clerk · intern
director generalunderling
Person of lower rank
follower · subordinate · minion · worker bee · peon
general, direction, director, directive, directors, directional, directorate, directorial, director-general