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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 Winn also recently called on local administrators to make smarter spending decisions with public funds. — Sofi Zeman july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Over the summer of 2024, various administrators looked into the matter. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 For more than a year, California school administrators have lobbied lawmakers for a better way to protect students from those with a history of misconduct. — Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 July 2026 That’s the question and epidemiological link that researchers at the University of California, San Diego wanted to answer, and they were thrilled when an NIH administrator approved a study in San Diego and Tijuana. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for administrator

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Gausman earned a high-five and slap on the back from manager Craig Counsell in the dugout after his night ended.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Iglesias plunked Heliot Ramos and that was all Braves manager Walt Weiss needed to see.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Argyro Chioti, the National Theater’s artistic director, said the production should become the norm rather than the exception.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Essential California sat down with Ben Orbison, FOLAR’s director of strategic communications, and spoke about festival highlights and motivations.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

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Jason Christopher Puopolo, the former West Sacramento parks operations superintendent, was released from custody after posting a $10,000 bail bond on April 20, Yolo Superior Court records show.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The transportation office referred inquiries to the superintendent's administrative assistant.

— Amanda Pitts, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

Instead, music supervisor Thomas Golubić assembled a range of possible tracks and let the sequence reveal itself in the edit.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Kim, 49, a member of San Francisco’s board of supervisors from 2011 to 2019, has touted her advocacy for California’s first $15 minimum wage and making the city’s community college tuition free, among other progressive causes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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