SUBDIRECTOR Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

subdirector

noun

Definition of subdirector

as in subchief

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Recent Examples of subdirector Felipe is the subdirector of an art museum in Santiago, so regional arts and crafts were also on the agenda. — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2021 Ana Maria Castaño, the ecosystems subdirector with Corantioquia, Antioquia’s environmental authority, agrees. — Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 13 June 2020

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Noun

Rockefeller had been the bride’s employer and her husband’s friend and political ally for years, and had introduced them at Harvard, where Henry Kissinger was teaching and Maginnes became one of his students.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Lujan now works in private law practice and occasionally goes up against his former employer in court.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Clinging to a one-run lead and with the top of the order due up, Tracy went to one of his big guns, calling in Whitlock to put out the fire.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 May 2026

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