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directorial

[dih-rek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, dahy-rek-] / dɪ rɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌdaɪ rɛk- /
ADJECTIVE
administrative
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He persuaded actor Richard Attenborough to make his directorial debut on the film.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

She reimagines the Bride character with the same wild chaos and directorial scope that this movie swims in; the same initiative with which Shelley wrote her novel.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

“I got into animation because it’s easier to draw people than talk to them,” he said, seated in his office beside sculptures of characters from his directorial successes “Monsters, Inc.,”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Caitriona, you make your directorial debut on the show this season with Episode 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

They lined up to board the bus while the scene in my head began to go off on its own, to stop taking my directorial notes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides