Director of Public Prosecutions
noun /dəˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃnz/,  /daɪˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃnz/
  /dəˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃnz/,  /daɪˌrektər əv ˌpʌblɪk ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃnz/
(abbreviation DPP)
- (in England and Wales) a public official whose job is to decide whether people who are suspected of a crime should be brought to trial(英格兰和威尔士的)检察官