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 In the 1920s and 30s a consensus emerged among donors, college administrators and state legislators that students should be asked to pay for their education. — Thomas Adam, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days due to the stormy weather. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 My study, conducted from spring 2025 to spring 2026, included 303 educators and other school professionals in Wisconsin – teachers, administrators, IT staff and technology directors, as well as school psychologists and counselors. — Brett Dejager, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 The government is still offering rewards of up to $10 million for information on BlackCat administrators and affiliates. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 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
  • Kenneth Malin, the West Cedar Creek MUD’s general manager, did not respond to a message requesting comment on the district’s discussions with Diode.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • England manager Graham Taylor’s standing with the English media and public never recovered.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • Distinguished executives, including the likes of Dave Dombrowski and Andrew Friedman, have wanted no part of the Angels.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The state of Illinois does not have parameters on how cannabis money has to be allocated, but traditionally the county has used the fund on public health and safety initiatives, said Mike Theodore, a spokesman for the county executive office.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Washington remembers meeting with Current executive director of community relations DePrice Taylor when she was first hired in 2022 about how Kansas City’s Eastside could get free soccer opportunities.
    — PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • At Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, the 10 participants of Future Frames – the program for young European directors – were joined by Greek director Christos Nikou as their mentor.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of director
Noun
  • Shaw, a conservative activist who is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, pointed out in an X post that voters had previously rejected four attempts to reshape the superintendent’s office.
    — Lia Russell July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Carpenter was previously superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District from 2013-2017, then led the Lee’s Summit School District from 2017-2019 and briefly lived in Georgia before returning to the South Kansas City district.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of superintendent
Noun
  • Her Bojangles supervisor then removed her from the schedule and locked her out of the company system.
    — Julia Coin July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Local 42, which represents most fire department employees, argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of supervisor

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