variants
or régisseur
as in director
a person who supervises the production of a stage show
the ballet company's new regisseur plans to put a more modern spin on The Nutcracker
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director
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Hemsley, often credited with creating UnitedHealth's key growth engine Optum, will continue to serve as the chair of the board and will stop receiving compensation as a director.—
Sriparna Roy,
USA Today,
15 May 2025 -
In late 2015, Spain’s subsidy rules changed, ditching domestic box office performance as a main criteria in favor of a multi-point system, which for artier films prized a producer or director’s festival track-record, plus first features.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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“Regisseur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regisseur. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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