Talk:Director general

Requested Move

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The result of the move request was: Moved by AlexTheWhovian Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 21:04, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Director-general → Director general – lowercase according to our MOS and no hyphen according to major dictionaries incl. Cambridge, Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Random House Espoo (talk) 18:35, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * This is a contested technical request (permalink). Galobtter (pingó mió) 18:43, 18 February 2018 (UTC)


 * should be discussed, since undid the move when done previously, likening it to Directorate-General Galobtter (pingó mió) 18:43, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, did the move anyhow, but probably still should be discussed.. Galobtter (pingó mió) 18:45, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * If you list it as a contested technical request, then you need to remove it from WP:RM/TR. Because it wasn't removed, it was valid to be moved. Not removing it is how situations like this is caused. --  Alex TW 21:01, 18 February 2018 (UTC)


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Diplomatic Usage
The Director-General is a unit of senior administration used in diplomatic protocol and administration for the chief executive officer of an intergovernmental organisation or NGO such as UNESCO  or World Cultural Organization (Organisation)  that were formed or based in francophonic, hispanophonic or teutonophonic states. These organizations usually had roots or predecessor organizations that preceded the founding of the United Nations and were created in other forms under the League of Nations at Geneva, using the previous francophonic diplomatic system. Following the coordinated ranking of diplomatic personnel to military personnel, a Secretary-General (UN)  is equivalent to a three-star general, a Director-General is a two-star general, a Deputy Director-General is a one-star or Brigadier-General, an Under Director-General or Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary is equivalent to a Colonel, an Assistant Director-General or Ambassador is equivalent to a Lieutenant Colonel. There are other equivalencies in other parallel professions, nobility and aristocracy based upon nation, historical applications and ethnicities. Since French was the lingua franca and diplomatic language of Europe and the royal courts, most positions in the international community still use the French nomenclature and follow ICSC (International Civil Service Commission)  regulations.¬¬¬¬theaterkev — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theaterkev (talk • contribs) 08:47, 24 December 2020 (UTC)