administratornoun [ C ]
uk/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.streɪ.tər/us/ədˈmɪn.ə.streɪ.t̬ɚ/C1 someone whose job is to control the operation of a business, organization, or plan:
From 1969 to 1971, he was administrator of the Illinois state drug abuse program.
She works as a school administrator.
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- We're engaging the services of a professional administrator.
- Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department.
- The new administrator in accounts is a real stunner.
- a college/hospital administrator
- Both teachers and administrators opposed the proposal to merge the two schools.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People in charge of or controlling other people
- authority
- bureaucrat
- chairman
- chairperson
- chairwoman
- force
- giant
- guiding spirit
- headman
- helicopter parent
- hierarchy
- kingmaker
- leader
- marshal
- operator
- overlord
- paymaster
- pillar
- powerhouse
- presidency
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