direct
verb (CONTROL)Definition
C1 [T] to control or be in charge of an activity, organization, etc.: There was a police officer directing the traffic. She directs a large charity.Managing and organizing B1 [I or T] to be in charge of a film or play and tell the actors how to play their parts: He wanted to give up acting and start directing (his own films). "Jaws" was directed by Steven Spielberg. → Compare produce verbProduction, direction and recording
(Definition of direct verb (CONTROL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- People in charge of or controlling other people
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Synonyms and related words:
- administer verb (MANAGE)
- administration noun (MANAGING)
- bureaucracy noun
- bureaucratic adjective
- campaign verb
- conduct verb (ORGANIZE)
- coordinate verb (COMBINE)
- get your act together idiom
- have/get your shit together idiom
- in hand idiom
- kaizen noun
- manage verb (CONTROL)
- management noun
- organization noun (ARRANGEMENT)
- party planner noun
- reorganize verb
- restructure verb
- run the show idiom
- shakedown adjective
- stage verb
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