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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 Matthews, 54, has been a deputy administrator since 2016, according to LinkedIn. — Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2026 At my institution, the Illinois Institute of Technology, administrators recently eliminated roughly a third of the workforce in a single sweep. — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Promotion out of League One under Chansiri in 2022-23 counted for little when the administrators arrived 18 months later. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 There are no eligibility requirements or administrators with checklists. — Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administrator

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Former Rolling Stone writer and longtime Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau paid tribute to his longtime friend and colleague Dave Marsh following his death at 76.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
The Noise Pereira, a former client relationship manager, knows the value of exposure to success.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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And officials who reach the rank of director-general and above generally have to live with permanent limits on their freedom to travel abroad, even after retirement.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
At the recommendation of assistant director of player personnel Jason Stein, the Mets signed Yan to a two-year minor-league deal, an unusual contract for a healthy pitcher.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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Ramon Miramontes, superintendent of the Cabrillo Unified School District, said in a statement Friday that Farnsworth was placed on leave after police informed the district of the investigation on Wednesday.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Among the building’s new amenities, according to Ann Williams, the district’s deputy superintendent for operations and chief school business official, is the space where most of the Thursday gathering took place.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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