superadministrator

noun

su·​per·​ad·​min·​is·​tra·​tor ˌsü-pər-əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tər How to pronounce superadministrator (audio)
-ˌstrā-ˌtȯr
plural superadministrators
: an administrator with more power or responsibility than other administrators of the same system or organization
For others who examine political leadership, the chief executive becomes a sort of superadministrator, one who eschews the flash of rhetorical tricks in a public forum for the intellectually substantive coordination of the government's constituent parts.Leroy G. Dorsey
The mayor has created a sort of superadministrator to handle a lot of the paperwork …. Most of the department heads in the city will report to Mr. Earnest, who'll handle the day-to-day concerns and pass along the out-of-the-ordinary stuff to the mayor.The (Little Rock) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of superadministrator was in 1933

Dictionary Entries Near superadministrator

Cite this Entry

“Superadministrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superadministrator. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!