Thesaurus results for ADMINISTRATOR

administrator

noun

əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tər

Definition of administrator

as in manager

a person who manages or directs something a hospital administrator

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Recent Examples of administrator Workspace administrators also can’t reset a user’s PIN or unlock their chats. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Baimbridge got to the Spring Branch school quickly and briefed its administrators on the threat. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator opened the second day of the National Association of Medicaid Directors fall conference with a challenge. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026 Chad Gray, election administrator in Williamson County, said officials there had found no discrepancies in the voting equipment. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administrator

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Noun

Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Allen denied both women's allegations and filed counterclaims against them in July 2023, accusing his former manager of defamation and other claims and accusing Jane Doe 2 of unlawfully taking his cellphone following their encounter.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Alon, Oren’s twin, was an executive at their family’s security firm and frequented the same social circles with his brothers.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
She executive produces it and co-hosts alongside Renee Montgomery, Sarah Tiana, and Colleen Wolfe.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of executive

Noun

Vance Tsuda, the system's project director, said there hasn't been a single crash or injury associated with automation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
For this latest special occasion, the designer opted to wear a red leopard print set from her namesake label’s Fall 2026 collection by its new artistic director Henry Zankov, who was also in attendance.

— Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

Those unwanted jobs range from library boards that decide what books to purchase and put on shelves to school boards that help set education policy to village presidents to township supervisors.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Chris Lee, a prototypical new-school executive, wants to wield influence by inspiring his charges, while Chet Hudson, an oil rig supervisor, likens his new job to breaking horses.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

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