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a person who manages or directs something
a hospital administrator
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Recent Examples of administrators
The deal announced early Tuesday comes after LAUSD and the unions for teachers and school administrators reached tentative agreements Sunday on new contracts.
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Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The three unions have never gone on strike at the same time — administrators have remained on duty during previous teacher walkouts to help keep schools open.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Two of the unions, representing teachers and administrators, reached tentative agreements over the weekend.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
District administrators will need to get approval in writing from a direct supervisor before traveling for work, according to the proposal.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
The California Fair Political Practices Commission’s administrators are appointed by five officials, all Democrats, including the attorney general himself.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
As a part of a 2024 settlement, the district agreed to provide training on Title IX policies to school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors and school resource officers.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The school’s dismissal of the longtime coach who is popular both with the college and the small community west of Fort Worth created a backlash that surprised administrators.
—Mac Engel
april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
The new building will become the primary workplace for Seminole commissioners and more than 500 county staff, including attorneys, administrators, managers, planners, budgeters and engineers, along with offices for the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The three unions have never gone on strike at the same time — administrators have remained on duty during previous teacher walkouts to help keep schools open.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Two of the unions, representing teachers and administrators, reached tentative agreements over the weekend.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
District administrators will need to get approval in writing from a direct supervisor before traveling for work, according to the proposal.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
The California Fair Political Practices Commission’s administrators are appointed by five officials, all Democrats, including the attorney general himself.
—Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
As a part of a 2024 settlement, the district agreed to provide training on Title IX policies to school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors and school resource officers.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The school’s dismissal of the longtime coach who is popular both with the college and the small community west of Fort Worth created a backlash that surprised administrators.
—Mac Engel
april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
The new building will become the primary workplace for Seminole commissioners and more than 500 county staff, including attorneys, administrators, managers, planners, budgeters and engineers, along with offices for the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrators
Noun
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Mission managers said earlier the isolated manifold is not needed for the crew's return to Earth.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The court in March allowed Range’s unfair competition claim to proceed while dismissing its tortious interference claim, which accused CAA of undermining the firm’s potential recruitment of agency employees who wish to become managers by threatening to cancel the equity of defecting workers.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Then Disney executives pulled the plug on them.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Altman would follow that with more than a year of overtures to Hollywood in which executives slowly warmed to him.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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They were once again locked in a fight for the club's survival, that seven-goal loss seeing fans invade the directors' box in protest as rumours of a takeover by former Chester chairman Stephen Vaughan swept through the stadium.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Both of the city’s school districts will also have new superintendents starting next school year.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The superintendents of both the Fridley district, in suburban Minneapolis, and the Duluth district, in northern Minnesota, were in the courtroom for the arguments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit — which alleges police violated the men’s civil rights, used excessive force and intentionally inflicted emotional stress — says that nearby supervisors failed to intervene.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The open question—and the one that will shape whether the megamanager era is remembered as a productivity breakthrough or a management crisis—is whether the supervisors still standing can pull off the same trick.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Administrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrators. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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