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Director vs Official - What's the difference?

director | official |

As nouns the difference between director and official

is that director is one who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (eg, director of engineering''), project, or production (as in a show or film, eg, ''film director ) while official is an office holder invested with powers and authorities.

As an adjective official is

of or pertaining to an office or public trust.

director

English

Alternative forms

* directour (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia director) (en noun)
  • One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering''), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., ''film director ).
  • A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
  • (chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

    • Derived terms

    * director circle * director conic

    Anagrams

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    official

    English

    (wikipedia official)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
    • official duties
  • Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
    • an official statement or report
  • Approved by authority; authorized.
  • sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal
    • an official drug or preparation
  • Discharging an office or function.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition
  • Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
  • Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.

    • Antonyms

    * unofficial

    Related terms

    * office * officer * officiate * officiality

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
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  • A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * fourth official

    Statistics

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