Director vs Superintendent - What's the difference?
director | superintendent |
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.
A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=7 The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same. Often abbreviated "super".
(chiefly, US) A janitor.
Overseeing; superintending.
As nouns the difference between director and superintendent
is that director is 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) while superintendent is a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.As an adjective superintendent is
overseeing; superintending.director
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Alternative forms
* directour (obsolete)Noun
(wikipedia director) (en noun)Derived terms
* director circle * director conicAnagrams
* ----superintendent
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Noun
(wikipedia superintendent) (en noun)citation, passage=“No, don't,” replied the superintendent ; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”}}