as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
a hospital administrator
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Recent Examples of administrator
Florida has vigorously fought any effort to force health administrators to pay for additional in-home nursing, or to implement other remedies that might reduce the state’s reliance on institutions.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Associate administrator Amit Kshatriya pointed to Artemis I flight data, ground testing, and engineering models as justification, and Glover acknowledged the risk head-on, noting the heat shield and parachutes are systems with zero fault tolerance built in.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
In committee hearings, school administrators, advocates and the parents of children with disabilities talked about the need for this money.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2026
Or is there a more inventive solution, maybe one in which these athletic plants are affiliated with rather than tethered to universities, where players would attend classes but the teams and their administrators would operate as separate, quasi-professional entities?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Associate administrator Amit Kshatriya pointed to Artemis I flight data, ground testing, and engineering models as justification, and Glover acknowledged the risk head-on, noting the heat shield and parachutes are systems with zero fault tolerance built in.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
In committee hearings, school administrators, advocates and the parents of children with disabilities talked about the need for this money.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2026
Or is there a more inventive solution, maybe one in which these athletic plants are affiliated with rather than tethered to universities, where players would attend classes but the teams and their administrators would operate as separate, quasi-professional entities?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrator
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Thanks to cask beer manager Mason Swierenga, Wren’s pours are known for soft carbonation, live yeast, plush mouthfeel, and a slow pour that builds its own head—under the cask’s spell, hops and malts show different faces.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The car was in the lot, and office manager Jessica Smith said Gregg signed the paperwork willingly.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Matt Nix is the showrunner, executive producing alongside director McG, Michael Berk, Greg Bonann, Doug Schwartz, Dante Di Loreto and Mike Horowitz.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The vice president took questions from Turning Point executive Andrew Kolvet instead of Erika Kirk, who began leading the organization after the assassination of her husband Charlie Kirk.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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All that credit goes to the co-creators Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and director Tye Blue, who have crafted one of the sharpest books Broadway has seen in years.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday, the market's executive director, Steve Pulliam, said, for that reason, Heart of the City is also the single largest user of the Market Match program in the entire state.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Instead of reconciling credit card charges, which is required by officials who have the cards, Navarro left the school system, which resulted in the superintendent's chief of staff and chief financial officer looking into her credit card purchases.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Its superintendent, Stephanie Elizalde, makes $430,000 a year, according to public records obtained by the Observer – significantly more than Hill or Taylor.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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District administrators will need to get approval in writing from a direct supervisor before traveling for work, according to the proposal.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Those unions represent school police, school clerical workers and custodial and cafeteria supervisors, among others.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Administrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrator. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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