direttivo

executive

adjective dee-reht-TEE-voh Rare

Also means

managerial

Usage Note

Direttivo also functions as a masculine noun meaning a board or executive committee (il direttivo del partito, the party executive). As an adjective it agrees in gender and number: comitato direttivo (steering committee), funzione direttiva (managerial function). It is slightly more formal than dirigente (managerial/executive as an adjective).

Examples

"Il comitato direttivo si riunisce ogni mese."

Natural Translation

The executive committee meets every month.

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