project head
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3.6
- noun
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jefe de proyecto
Examples
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A project manager is the person in charge as the project head and is responsible for project management.
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Within a few months, the school was established, and during these months, I had regularly visited the village because the organization made me one of the Project Heads.
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I was helping out another department (not mine) with a project and apparently wasn't getting enough done quickly enough (despite the fact that I was completing said project while also doing my actual job for my department!). Anyway, the project head didn't even have the gumption to come ask me whether I could move through it faster and complained to my manager (and apparently half of the department).
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As the project head, she coordinated all team efforts and ensured the project stayed on schedule.
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The project head announced that the final presentation would take place next week, encouraging all members to prepare.
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During the meeting, the project head emphasized the importance of meeting deadlines and staying within budget.
Synonyms
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2.2
A person who is in charge of a group or organization
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6.1
Main person who leads and speaks for a project or task
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6.3
A person who is in charge of a company or group
Antonyms
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'person in charge of a project' is directly derivable from combining 'project' (a planned piece of work) with 'head' (leader), following a common noun+noun compound/head pattern in English. This compositional and cross-linguistically familiar structure makes the phrase immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The term project head comes from the simple picture of a project as a set of tasks and a head as the person on top guiding them. So a project head is 'in charge' of the project and leads the team.