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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During a news conference Wednesday, general manager Brian Gutekunst was asked if the Packers would need to add another running back in the event Jacobs faced charges and got suspended.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Brewers manager Pat Murphy had a discussion with third base umpire and crew chief Vic Carapazza in the third, when Misiorowski fell behind 2-0 on Francisco Alvarez following a walk to Morel.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

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

Noun

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

Definition of superintendent

Noun

Hoffenberg has insinuated that fellow Democrat Chris Getty, the Lyons Township supervisor, improperly accessed the video and had a hand in leaking information about the footage to Gorman.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The supervisors voted unanimously to advance the moratorium, and the crowd erupted.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026

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