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 The school resource officer coordinated a police response and administrators initiated a lockdown. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026 The report cited administrators for denying the fall had occurred, though internal records documented it. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Louis Ronald Espoir, an administrator at the city’s Hospital Fort Saint Michel, said the city’s medical facilities are at capacity. — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The Turpins and a group of about 10 other parents brought their concerns to the school’s board and had individual meetings with administrators. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administrator

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Former Rolling Stone writer and longtime Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau paid tribute to his longtime friend and colleague Dave Marsh following his death at 76.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
The Noise Pereira, a former client relationship manager, knows the value of exposure to success.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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But most industry executives believe the quickest route to launching eVTOL service is to upgrade today’s helicopter infrastructure with charging systems.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
For executives, that fortress includes the systems surrounding their decisions and the biological capacity supporting them.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of executive

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The orchestra and management have had strained relations since BSO decided in March to force out music director Andris Nelsons next summer after 13 seasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
The story of modern Tottenham has been the story of near-constant resets, relaunches, rethinks, restructures, reboots, reviews and even returns, in the case of Fabio Paratici’s three months back as a co-sporting director last season.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

So the state’s second-largest school district set out to do it on its own, said Lucas Clamp, deputy superintendent of the 50,000-student Charleston County School District.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Steve Li, chief superintendent of the police’s national security department, said the case would help with future law enforcement.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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