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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 Independent monitor reports from June 22 to July 3 show that as a result of staffing issues, administrators paused admission of new patients. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 School administrators later determined that no student by that name was enrolled there, according to the affidavit. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 However, the complaints alleged, administrators were unwilling to provide the dedicated aide. — Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Like every year, Florida’s public-school teachers, staff and administrators are focused on ensuring that every child is welcomed with open arms and genuine care. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 College administrators read an adjunct professor’s comments to students on personal essays. — Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 To join, the volunteer administrators usually require proof of a student’s admission, like screenshots or scans of an admissions letter for a page administrator to review. — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 All of which suggests that trustees and administrators must confront the reality of their future well before extraordinary life-support measures deplete financial capacity and limit choices. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 When allegations involving employee conduct or student boundaries are reported, school and district administrators follow district procedures and state law, Bridges said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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When equity programs feel disconnected from business strategy or day-to-day workflows, managers treat them as optional compliance exercises rather than core leadership behaviors.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

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The offer does not apply to employees on contract, which means that most high-level Disney executives do not qualify.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Multiple top tech executives come from this sales tradition, such as Dev Ittycheria, the CEO of MongoDB, Cedric Pesh, MongoDB’s CRO, Dan Fougere, the CRO of Datadog—and Dali Rajic.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of executives

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Head scribes Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and episodic directors for the remainder of the series, were let go.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of directors

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The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Courtney Bearsch, chief communications officer for the Indiana Department of Education, said Wednesday the DOE has been in contact with multiple superintendents and school leaders across the state over the past week.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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His company serves as a representative for songs when music supervisors look to place them in movies.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
El Dorado County supervisors took a step toward loosening controversial regulations on vacation properties like Airbnbs and Vrbo rentals on the county’s west slope.

— Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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