director vs intendant

director

noun
  • A member of a board of directors. 

  • A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time. 

  • A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide. 

  • The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal. 

  • That which directs or orientates something. 

  • One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director). 

intendant

noun
  • The administrator of an opera house or theater. 

  • A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France, and in imperial China. 

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