security director
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4.2
- noun
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director de seguridad
- Where's the security director?
- federal security director
- national security director
- former security director
Examples
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During the meeting, the security director outlined plans to improve surveillance in high-traffic areas of the facility.
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This is your security director, Mr. Earl.
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In my former life as a bank security director, I had the dubious privilege of drafting a "Guard Security" policy.
Blog text (27) -
He soon had the top Yemeni security director embracing him, calling him brother.
Blog text (1) -
The part of Mays Gilliam's security director... will now be played by Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad.
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It unnerved George to see the security director smiling as he explained Dr. Cardenas' disappearance.
Fiction book (2001) -
The new company policy requires that all security operations be overseen by the security director in order to enhance safety.
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As the security director, she is responsible for ensuring that all staff follow the latest safety protocols.
How Senior
2
4.2
5
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'head of security' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'security' (protection measures/people) with 'director' (someone who manages or leads). This noun-noun composition mirrors the common English pattern 'director of X' and is cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun security director shows a person who directs the security team, like a director who stands above a stage and tells everyone what to do. So a security director is 'in charge' of a company's protection and makes the plans to keep people and things safe.