as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things
an applicant with a number of directorial positions on his résumé
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Recent Examples of directorial
Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU, makes her directorial debut with the documentary My Mom Jayne, which just premiered in the Cannes Classics section of the festival.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actress, 61, was joined by her actor husband Peter Hermann, 57, and their three children on the red carpet for her directorial debut, My Mom Jayne.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 May 2025
Urchin, the directorial debut of Babygirl and Triangle of Sadness star Harris Dickinson, which had its bow in Un Certain Regard, also has multiple buyers circling.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
In addition to the release of Love Me, Kristen Stewart recently appeared at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of her feature directorial debut, the drama The Chronology of Water.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actress, 61, was joined by her actor husband Peter Hermann, 57, and their three children on the red carpet for her directorial debut, My Mom Jayne.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 May 2025
Urchin, the directorial debut of Babygirl and Triangle of Sadness star Harris Dickinson, which had its bow in Un Certain Regard, also has multiple buyers circling.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
In addition to the release of Love Me, Kristen Stewart recently appeared at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of her feature directorial debut, the drama The Chronology of Water.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directorial
Adjective
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Used over six centuries from roughly 2000 B.C. until 1450 B.C., the Minoan palaces were the main administrative, economic, religious and ideological centers of Crete, says Christakis.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has cut as many as 120,000 federal jobs but many workers have been placed on administrative leave, leaving them on U.S. payrolls pending court cases, Morgan Stanley said in a report.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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And yet, some bosses continue to act out, perpetuating a legacy of managerial tongue-lashings that stretches from Steve Jobs to Gordon Ramsay to Donald Trump.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Managing the nation’s fourth-largest school district requires a specific, narrow managerial skill set and focus, several board members and a former district official told the Tribune.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorial. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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