editelé

Editelé is a term that appears in Czech-language sources as the nominative plural form of ředitel, the word for a director or chief of an organization. In standard Czech, the correct spelling with diacritics is ředitelé; without diacritics, texts may render it as editelé or rediteli, though this is considered nonstandard. The form highlights how different scripts or typesetting can affect the appearance of traditional titles.

In neighboring languages the equivalent term varies: Slovak uses riaditel (plural riaditelia), while the general idea remains the head of an organization. Editelé, in its sense of directors, denotes people who head institutions such as companies, schools, municipalities, or government agencies.

The duties of a director typically include strategic leadership, setting policy, overseeing operations, allocating resources, ensuring legal compliance, and representing the institution publicly. In formal writing, the plural ředitelé is used in phrases like ředitelé škol (directors of schools) or ředitelé firem (directors of companies). Female directors are commonly referred to as ředitelky in Czech.

Etymology traces to the verb řídit, meaning to lead or direct, with the noun ředitel emerging to denote the person who directs. The term editelé therefore functions primarily as a diacritic variant of the standard form when diacritics are omitted, and it should be distinguished from editors (editoři) in Czech, which denotes a different profession. See also: director, editor, management.