as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
a hospital administrator
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Recent Examples of administrator
Local teachers and administrators know the needs of their children best.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
On the Graphic Campus in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, school administrators detected that malware that can record keystrokes was installed in the computer lab, families were told.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Jan Berrios-Otero, 29, a former employee at the BrightPath Avon Child Care Center at 144 Simsbury Road, was originally arrested on April 1 after an administrator reported an incident that occurred a day earlier, according to the Avon Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
While Instructure has since restored service, our administrators are currently verifying the platform's stability.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
On the Graphic Campus in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, school administrators detected that malware that can record keystrokes was installed in the computer lab, families were told.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Jan Berrios-Otero, 29, a former employee at the BrightPath Avon Child Care Center at 144 Simsbury Road, was originally arrested on April 1 after an administrator reported an incident that occurred a day earlier, according to the Avon Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
While Instructure has since restored service, our administrators are currently verifying the platform's stability.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrator
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Store managers by and large received them warmly but said that sourcing decisions were above their pay grade.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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And so the Braves improved to 25-10 under first-year manager Walt Weiss for the best record in baseball.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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On update calls, Andy Sriubas, a former advertising executive put in charge of the field offices, seemed unable to answer specific questions.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Corporate executives often ask themselves how to participate in the benefits of deep tech innovation – but without trying to create this innovation based on just a few risky internal projects.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Rishabh Desai has been with the Clippers since 2016 and is now the executive director of basketball operations.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Sentiment was hurt by the rising price of gas caused by the war, according to survey director Joanne Hsu.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.—
Ariel Gilreath,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In response to an inquiry about the search, the district directed the Star-Telegram to its superintendent search page that was updated on April 9.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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The vandalism occurred just hours before community members were set to begin celebrating the holiday of Lag BaOmer, which kicks off at sunset Monday, Abraham Pinkhasov, a supervisor at Queens Shmira, told the Daily News.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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More supervisors means more salaries, more staff, more overhead, and at a time when the County is already asking taxpayers for more.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Administrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrator. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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