as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
a hospital administrator
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Recent Examples of administrator
The student’s mother claims teachers and administrators at Oregon Trail Middle School placed CM’s right to use the bathroom over concerns about his lewd conduct.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
The prize administrators request for proof of birth and nationality and an editor is then assigned to the winning writer before the story is published.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2026
Among the many leadership changes are John Bailey as the new associate administrator for the Mission Support Directorate; Jamie Dunn as the new director for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; and Lori Glaze as the new associate administrator for the HMD.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 May 2026
According to data from the state court administrator’s office, between 2016 and 2025, there were 492 murder trials in state court, with just 86 of the defendants choosing a bench trial, also known as a court trial, over a jury trial.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
The prize administrators request for proof of birth and nationality and an editor is then assigned to the winning writer before the story is published.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2026
Among the many leadership changes are John Bailey as the new associate administrator for the Mission Support Directorate; Jamie Dunn as the new director for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center; and Lori Glaze as the new associate administrator for the HMD.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 May 2026
According to data from the state court administrator’s office, between 2016 and 2025, there were 492 murder trials in state court, with just 86 of the defendants choosing a bench trial, also known as a court trial, over a jury trial.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrator
Noun
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On the Democratic side, Jesse Brewer, a former area manager for 7-Eleven locations, is running against Melissa Strange, a supply-chain director for an agribusiness company.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Sitting in the Petco Park visiting dugout Monday afternoon, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes would have preferred to be answering a different set of questions about the team’s rotation depth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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One of the most notable, current Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Mike Gansey, has been an executive in Cleveland for almost a decade and is considered a strong candidate to take over for Morey, according to league sources.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Each takes a different approach to healing, from shamanic grief work to clinical addiction treatment for executives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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The always eminently watchable Rebecca Hall (The Man I Love, TV’s The Beauty) both anchors and buoys the tonally irregular but consistently thoughtful and compelling sci-fi comedy-drama The End of It, a feature debut for Catalan writer-director Maria Martinez Bayona.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Having knowledge of fostering and violence towards children [my wife was once a communications director with the National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children], the movie struck a chord; I was totally captivated by it.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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Only key leadership staff will be contacted to report to work for varied assignments, the superintendent said.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Amenities include a live-in superintendent, bike storage, on-site laundry, and a landscaped common courtyard garden.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
18 May 2026
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There should be full transparency when assessments are changed and/or career scientists overruled by political appointees or other supervisors, including providing the original analyses.—
Jesse L. Goodman,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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Montgomery Steppe is a San Diego County supervisor representing District 4.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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“Administrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrator. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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