director general vs general director

Both 'director general' and 'general director' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Director general' is commonly used in organizations, governments, and institutions to refer to the head or leader of a department or agency. On the other hand, 'general director' is more commonly used in business contexts to refer to the top executive or leader of a company.

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director general

This phrase is correct and commonly used in organizations, governments, and institutions to refer to the head or leader of a department or agency.

Use 'director general' when referring to the head or leader of a department or agency in organizations, governments, or institutions.

Examples:

The Director General of UNESCO will be attending the conference.
She was appointed as the Director General of the Department of Health.
The Director General of the World Health Organization gave a speech.
The Director General of the company announced a new initiative.
He aspired to become the Director General of the United Nations.

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His appointment occurred nine months after the resignation of the former director general Prince Nawwaf.
The chat we have outside about the director general will be in there...
1993: Major General Musharraf is made director general of military operations of the Pakistan Army.
He was director general of the Spanish Royal Navy.
The department is organised around four operational groups, each led by a director general.
Carlo Buongiorno, Broglio's pupil and the first director general of ASI.
Since 2005 he has been director general of the Messaggero di Sant' Antonio.
Andrew, the first chosen apostle, was designated chairman and director general of the twelve.
During the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Shkodër, he served as director general of education and assisted in establishing about 200 elementary schools.
Reith was no longer director general, and without his backing Boult had to fight hard to restore the orchestra to its pre-war glory.
In April 2000, director general Žika Petrović was gunned down in front of his home in Belgrade.
In 1966, Çelik Gülersoy became the director general of the TTOK, a position he held 38 years long until his death.
In 1799 he was named director general of the navy, a position he occupied simultaneously with other high positions until 1807.
He served as the acting director general of UNESCO between 1952 and 1953, following the resignation of Jaime Torres Bodet.
As a doctor, he was director general for public health (1966-1968), and minister of foreign affairs (1971-1973).
A director general of that ministry was the Council's secretary general.
'The death has been announced of Benedict Baron, 'the director general of MI5.
But it was in 1947 that they were published in French, when he was already director general of UNESCO.
Miles Templeman, director general of the Institute of Directors, said cuts desperately need to be made.
Entrusted to foreign managers the company declared bankruptcy in 1972 and its director general, a German, was expelled from the country.

Alternatives:

chief executive officer
head of department
leader of the agency
top official
executive director

general director

This phrase is correct and commonly used in business contexts to refer to the top executive or leader of a company.

Use 'general director' when referring to the top executive or leader of a company in business contexts.

Examples:

The General Director of the company will be presenting the annual report.
She was promoted to General Director of the marketing department.
The General Director of the company made a strategic decision.
The General Director of the organization oversees all operations.
He aspired to become the General Director of the multinational corporation.

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Considering your deep connection with the general director...
Gentlemen, I found the new... general director.
A new board appointed Michael Kaiser as general director in September 1998.
In January 1991 the company named Robert B. Driver its general director.
The general director is represented by four agents responsible for specific departments of ŽSR.
The second general director of Seattle Opera was Speight Jenkins, who retired in 2014.
The orchestra's current general director is Valérie Chevalier, since December 2013.
Devan was appointed general director in February 2011.
Alex Reedijk became general director of the company in 2006.
The general director is a statutory body of ŽSR.
Currently she is a professor at the National University of Distance Education and general director of FUHEM.
I'll talk to the general director.
The general director is appointed and dismissed by the Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications.
Kirstein served as the company's general director from 1946 until 1989.
In 1998, Bradshaw was named general director.
Birgitta Svendén is the general director of the Royal Swedish Opera.
The DIS general director will act as secretary of this body.
20 July - Nikolai Razmolodin, general director of Europroject TV & Radio Company, Ulyanovsk.
'A formidable year' has summarized the general director of the mark, Torsten Mueller-Otvoes.
The general director of national security Abdellatif Hammouchi opened an investigation.

Alternatives:

chief executive officer
CEO
managing director
executive director
president

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