"showrunner" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "2013, Bethany Rooney, Mary Lou Belli, Directors Tell the Story: Master the Craft of Television and Film Directing, →ISBN, page 66:",
          "text": "The person at the apex of the production triangle is the showrunner: in short, the boss.",
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        "The person in overall charge of the production of a television series."
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        "(television) The person in overall charge of the production of a television series."
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        "broadcasting",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
          "word": "sarjan päällikkö"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
          "word": "showrunner"
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          "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
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          "word": "show runner"
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          "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
          "word": "auteur-producteur"
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          "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
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          "word": "Showrunner"
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          "word": "Serienverantwortlicher"
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          "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
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      "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
      "word": "sarjan päällikkö"
    },
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      "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
      "word": "showrunner"
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      "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
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      "word": "show runner"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
      "word": "auteur-producteur"
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      "sense": "person in charge of a television series",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Showrunner"
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