"director-general" meaning in All languages combined

See director-general on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: directors-general [plural], director-generals [plural], directors-generals [plural, rare]
Head templates: {{en-noun|directors-general|s|directors-generals|pl3qual=rare}} director-general (plural directors-general or director-generals or (rare) directors-generals)
  1. Alternative form of director general Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: director general
    Sense id: en-director-general-en-noun-qze11dBi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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