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Direktor
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direktor direktör direktør
German
Etymology
de :der la:dīrēctor
From de la director.
Pronunciation
de /diˈʁɛktoːɐ̯/
de Di rek tor
de De-Direktor.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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principal administrator of a school
director leader of an organisation
de (per usage note this doesn't exist) de Germany title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after second promotion
Usage notes
(1) Direktor is used in common language. The actual official title of a principal in Germany is de Rektor (for elementary schools) or de Oberstudiendirektor (for secondary schools).
(3) The title is always preceded by a prefix. The most common prefix is Regierungs- ("in government administration"), in which case the full title is de Regierungsdirektor.
In terms of hierarchy, a Direktor is comparable to a de Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) or de Fregattenkapitän (commander).
Declension
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Derived terms
de Direx Vizedirektor Frühstücksdirektor Polizeidirektor Regierungsdirektor Zirkusdirektor
Related terms
de Rektor dirigieren Direktorat Direktive
Further reading
de Direktor (Amtsbezeichnung) in Wikipedia
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