VocabJLPT N1
company director
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. company director
  2. 2. board member
A director or board member of a company who holds decision-making authority and responsibility for company management. This is a formal corporate title used in Japanese business and legal contexts, similar to "board director" in English.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Do you think that proposal will pass at the board meeting?

Sentence 2

Doesn't he act like he's already a director or something?

Sentence 3

Late in the afternoon, a director was bowing apologetically to employees in the lobby.

Sentence 4

That person's a director and yet so humble — really makes a good impression.

Sentence 5

Don't you think the average age of directors at that company is way too high?