as in administrator
a person who manages or directs something as archon of the nation's most prestigious university, he became something of a national figure

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Recent Examples of archon As the service came to an end, Bartholomew delivered the traditional blessing for a new archon, a layperson being honored for service to the Church. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024 Baal is launching in Genshin Impact patch 2.1 this week, and players will be able to get their hands on the first new archon since Zhongli, and the first new electro hero since…ever. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
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Noun
  • Lindstrom, on behalf of Rupert, is alleging the district retaliated against her for reporting unsafe classroom and conditions and publicly opposing school site administrators’ plans to eliminate full-day kindergarten at Phoebe Hearst.
    JENNAH PENDLETON, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • When several 14-year-old girls complained, the administrators at West Springfield High School told the girls to change faster or use a single-use restroom.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • With an expanding workforce, including from acquisitions of early-stage drug discovery firms, AbbVie has instituted several practices to ensure that new leaders and managers understand what is expected of them.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The deal formed a partnership between Iconic and Ronstadt and her business team — including manager John Boylan and Janet Stark — to market her catalog and preserve her legacy in the digital era.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Rarely does a 29-page scholarly paper merit the attention of top-level executives, but every business leader should be familiar with a recent study from OpenAI.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Brian Grazer will executive produce for Imagine Entertainment, alongside executive producers Tony Leondis and Kathy Ciric.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The superintendent of Julian Union Elementary School District is retiring at the end of the school year after more than a decade leading the tiny rural district in San Diego County’s mountainous east.
    Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Safety, legal enforcement, resource protection, and public access are all at stake as these incidents unfold against a backdrop of strained park operations and recent warnings from conservation advocates and former park superintendents.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Noah Fay, senior director of housing programs at another nonprofit that runs homeless shelters, said the desire to avoid disruptions for residents has to be balanced against the desire to keep beds full when unmet demand in Seattle is enormous.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Daryl Crouch was Green Hill's pastor from 2012-2021 and now serves as executive director of Everyone's Wilson, a network of churches that work to create spiritual and social initiatives in the community.
    Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • As digitization and agentic AI reshape work from customer service to customs, DHL is also upskilling people for digital roles and training supervisors to lead the transition.
    Samuel Burke, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Bunch, who had been assigned as a school resource officer supervisor, was put on unpaid administrative leave following the charges, police said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Archon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archon. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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