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a person who manages or directs something
a hospital administrator
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Recent Examples of administrators
One of the nation’s largest class action claims administrators has agreed not to accept rebates from prepaid card issuers, banks or other vendors amid criticism that claims administrators have secretly profited from class action payouts.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And our job as election administrators is to ensure that there's fair, secure, accessible elections.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The two most important administrators in global soccer were taken to separate rooms.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
School administrators are caught off guard by parents who have read the book and insist on policy changes.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Dozens of teachers, administrators and staff from D112, as well as people from the community, celebrated Lubelfeld’s 33-year career as an educator and his time locally at a farewell party on Tuesday at Northwood Middle School in Highland Park.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
University administrators have long known that grade inflation is a problem, but no one has been willing to do much about it.
—Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Frank Lara, the executive vice president of the United Educators of San Francisco and a teacher at Buena Vista Horace Mann School, said students cannot reach proficiency in math, reading and other subjects if California continues to lose educators and administrators.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Teachers, accountants, social-media consultants, inventory managers, and payroll administrators did not exactly like it.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And our job as election administrators is to ensure that there's fair, secure, accessible elections.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The two most important administrators in global soccer were taken to separate rooms.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
School administrators are caught off guard by parents who have read the book and insist on policy changes.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Dozens of teachers, administrators and staff from D112, as well as people from the community, celebrated Lubelfeld’s 33-year career as an educator and his time locally at a farewell party on Tuesday at Northwood Middle School in Highland Park.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
University administrators have long known that grade inflation is a problem, but no one has been willing to do much about it.
—Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Frank Lara, the executive vice president of the United Educators of San Francisco and a teacher at Buena Vista Horace Mann School, said students cannot reach proficiency in math, reading and other subjects if California continues to lose educators and administrators.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Teachers, accountants, social-media consultants, inventory managers, and payroll administrators did not exactly like it.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrators
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Hanover Park represents one of Saper’s flagship bets on AI-native services, while Rowspace is building AI infrastructure for large asset managers.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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For emergency managers, the goal is preventing a repeat of what happened after Irma.—
Mallory Nicholls,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only organization for executives in successful accounting, financial planning and wealth management firms.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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An industry source familiar with the matter told CNN that executives from major prediction companies recently discussed jointly encouraging the CFTC to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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There was much more on the table even as action has been limited to the league athletic directors voting on the schedule adjustment.—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
27 May 2026
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The study also found that while four in five leaders have attended an AI training course, there’s less confidence among vice presidents than directors.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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However, county superintendents can wield significant influence over district budgets.—
East Bay Times editorial board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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But superintendents’ pay includes more than just salary, and many can also cash out their unused vacation or sick days each year.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Reach out to your professors, your internship supervisors, your parents’ colleagues, your alumni network.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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One case, regarding the board of supervisors' issuing a special use permit for the aviary, went to the Virginia Supreme Court and was returned to a circuit court judge, who has not yet issued a decision.—
DANA HEDGPETH THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
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“Administrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrators. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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