as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
a hospital administrator
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Recent Examples of administrator
The idea of expanding the NCAA men’s basketball tournament continues to gain momentum as administrators and coaches addressed it during this week’s Big 12 spring meetings.
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Her father had been a high school band director before becoming associate superintendent of the Fresno school district, and her mother, an administrator at California State University, sang in the church choir.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 May 2025
Prior to becoming the third city administrator in Eagan’s history, Miller served as assistant city administrator for 11 years and assistant to the city administrator for nine years before that.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
So with that in mind, Marrero’s policy will have DPS administrators step in before schools reach their fifth year on the clock so the matter doesn’t go before the state board.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Her father had been a high school band director before becoming associate superintendent of the Fresno school district, and her mother, an administrator at California State University, sang in the church choir.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 May 2025
Prior to becoming the third city administrator in Eagan’s history, Miller served as assistant city administrator for 11 years and assistant to the city administrator for nine years before that.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
So with that in mind, Marrero’s policy will have DPS administrators step in before schools reach their fifth year on the clock so the matter doesn’t go before the state board.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrator
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New Brazil national team manager Carlo Ancelotti can see his side confirm its spot at the FIFA 2026 World Cup this week.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Spoelstra was voted the best head coach in the NBA (69 percent of vote), best manager/motivator of people (37 percent) and the head coach with the best defensive schemes (23 percent) in the last survey of general managers ahead of the 2024-25 season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Forbes Human Resources Council is an invitation-only organization for HR executives across all industries.—
Niki Jorgensen,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Analysts attributed Nissan's troubles to factors including an aging line-up, a lack of hybrid models in the U.S. and excessive focus on increasing output under former top executive Carlos Ghosn whose near two-decade year tenure ended in 2018.—
Daniel Leussink,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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For Alexa Abitbol, director of the high jewelry workshops, the new collection reflects the expertise of the jeweler’s craftspeople, who spent nearly 100,000 hours overall on the collection.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
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Jake Wood was executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, what had been a troubled effort to get more aid into Gaza in a way that would be acceptable to Israel, which has sought to tightly control all aid deliveries.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw school district announced that Wilson was hired to be the next principal at Boswell High School after the current principal, Vaughn Flagler, was hired as assistant superintendent for human resources in the Anna school district.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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In 2023, Brady was promoted to serve as the deputy superintendent at the House of Correction in Dedham.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2025
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Police then asked to speak to their supervisor and executed a search warrant with the SWAT and K-9 teams.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Two minutes later, McDougall returned to the screening area and targeted a TSA supervisor, swinging wildly.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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“Administrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrator. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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