administrators

noun

plural of administrator
as in managers
a person who manages or directs something a hospital administrator

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Recent Examples of administrators The letter was signed by school district members, unions representing thousands of teachers, school aides and administrators, as well as San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 The school is faced with how to manage, embrace and integrate AI use while weighing the opinions of campus stakeholders, from faculty, administrators and students. — Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Dozens of Southeast Michigan schools are among those sharing in a nearly $10 million statewide investment intended to support new teachers and school administrators. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 The customer controls administrators, physical infrastructure, networking, patching, deployment, monitoring, keys and access. — Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 According to the complaint, Newman had told school administrators multiple times about students using racial slurs against other students, as well as homophobic slurs and phrases, during the 2024-25 school year. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026 Election administrators and voting rights advocates have been advising voters casting late absentee ballots to use drop boxes or deliver them to polling places in person rather than mail them. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Change starts with higher standards of conduct for everyone, from first-year students to senior administrators and leaders committed to enforcing respectful rules. — Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026 As Kaspersky notes, Microsoft leaves out that after installing the patches, most administrators must take an additional action described in this 2023 Knowledge Base article. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrators
  1. managers
  2. executives
  3. directors
  4. superintendents
  5. supervisors
Noun
  • The source must be reliable, in a position to have accurate information and approved by news managers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Dutch Bros staffers, from store owners to senior managers, have been put through the course for years to understand the hard work of the chain’s 25,000 broistas churning out drinks.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Chief Executive Masatoshi Kumagai and other GMO executives bowed deeply repeatedly, as is the custom here, at a news conference in Tokyo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When OpenAI’s top executives were appointed drivers and private security, Anna would sometimes be spotted in the car with Greg, taking him to work, according to former colleagues.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • After the lab concludes, the filmmaker cohort will participate in a yearlong support program involving monthly meetings with directors, screenwriters, agents, managers, producers, and executives.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Seemingly all the hot young horror directors honed their craft, and built their respective fan bases, online before their theatrical breakouts.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the process, Wakim said, the McCoys worked with Ricky Dauenhauer — who owned NAE Contracting with his wife, Chantal Dauenhauer — as well as with project superintendents employed by NAE Contracting.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • Currently, the county supervisors can impose a final offer that employees must accept because by law, public safety personnel are not allowed to strike.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Ford, along with the president of Mars Borough Council, Mike Fleming, and other supervisors, has been working for a year to come up with a plan to benefit both communities.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of supervisors

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“Administrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrators. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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