Director vs. Officer — What's the Difference?

One that supervises, controls, or manages.

An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization.

A member of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of an institution or corporation.

One who holds an office of authority or trust in an organization, such as a corporation or government.

A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew.

One who holds a commission in the armed forces.

The conductor of an orchestra or chorus.

A noncommisioned officer or warrant officer.

An electronic device that continually calculates and displays information used for firing weapons at moving targets, such as missiles or aircraft.

A person licensed in the merchant marine as master, mate, chief engineer, or assistant engineer.

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).

A police officer.

A member of a board of directors.

To furnish with officers.

A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.

To command or manage as an officer.

That which directs or orientates something.

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

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

A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

(chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

One who holds a public office.

One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.

An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.

One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.

A commissioned officer.

A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.

(transitive) To supply with officers.

A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.

(transitive) To command like an officer.

Someone who controls resources and expenditures

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.

Member of a board of directors

Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.

Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.

The person who leads a musical group

To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.

Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command;

Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust;

A member of a police force;

A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel;

Direct or command as an officer