administrator

noun

əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tər How to pronounce administrator (audio)
Definition of administratornext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrator
  1. manager
  2. executive
  3. director
  4. superintendent
  5. supervisor
Noun
  • 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
Definition of manager
Noun
  • An executive nobody had heard of became a target of online attacks for the offense of trying to turn around a fading chicken and biscuits restaurant.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This, however, is still the same executive who has spun deadline deals for Trea Turner, Max Scherzer, Manny Machado and Yu Darvish during his time running the Dodgers’ dynasty.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services found 12 categories of abuse and neglect of the Gray children connected to Marcee, including inadequate food, shelter and medical care, director Candice Broce said in court.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But Park Road Park is perfectly safe, said Walker, the parks director.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of director
Noun
  • Former Chicago Police first deputy superintendent Anthony Riccio said catching these riders isn't easy and riders know it.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Cancy McArn, the district’s superintendent, sent a rebuttal letter Thursday to Gordon rejecting the county office’s conclusion that the new teachers’ union agreement would not provide enough financial relief to help the district avoid insolvency.
    — Chaewon Chung Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 1 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
Definition of supervisor

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