director general - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
A calque of French directeur général, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
director general (plural directors general or director generals or (rare) directors generals)
- The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department.
director general m (plural directori generali)