as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
a hospital administrator
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Recent Examples of administrator
The Brown University shooting should be a wakeup call to college trustees and administrators, especially now that the US Department of Education will send a team of investigators to determine whether Brown failed to provide proper security before and after the shooting.
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Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
School administrators alert Irene that he’s been sneaking into the school building after hours.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Although the project administrators will provide most of the material in the form of new ripstop nylon kite fabric, some of it will be recycled from an old hot air balloon donated for this purpose.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
The decision, announced by NASA’s new administrator Jared Isaacman during a press briefing on Thursday, marks the first time any space agency has ordered a medical evacuation of an ISS mission.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
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Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
School administrators alert Irene that he’s been sneaking into the school building after hours.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Although the project administrators will provide most of the material in the form of new ripstop nylon kite fabric, some of it will be recycled from an old hot air balloon donated for this purpose.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
The decision, announced by NASA’s new administrator Jared Isaacman during a press briefing on Thursday, marks the first time any space agency has ordered a medical evacuation of an ISS mission.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrator
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Krupp said at the time that the restructuring would affect middle- and upper-level managers, not front-line caseworkers.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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The administration’s plans to capitalize on Venezuela’s oil were met with skepticism by US energy executives at the White House on Friday.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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She executive produced the docuseries The Alzheimer's Project in 2009, which won two Emmy Awards.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Brady, executive director of communications for the district, said Tiger Team Two met at least once a month from September to December to discuss and evaluate school enrollment, the capacity and upkeep and condition of each campus, finances and boundaries for each school.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Last week, former Marni creative director Francesco Risso was appointed creative director of casual wear brand GU, which is owned by Uniqlo’s Japanese parent company Fast Retailing.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
13 Jan. 2026
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Earlier that day, Jeanise Wynn received a text message from the school’s superintendent, Bart Banfield.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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Waymon Cox, an assistant park superintendent, compared the diamond to a corn kernel.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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One automotive supervisor position has been filled, but no mechanics so far.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Human supervisors will monitor early deployments, and training Atlas for a new task typically takes only a day or two.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Administrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrator. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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