administrator

plural administrators · alternative obsolete administratour

1. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

   Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the US DOGE Service, the agency that houses the temporary Department of Government Efficiency, a White House official told CNN on Tuesday.

   2025 February 25, Kaitlan Collins and Tierney Sneed, “White House reveals who DOGE acting administrator is”, in CNN

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   Kraft Heinz said the new products will be available nationwide to all school administrators to procure and offer to students either for purchase in the lunchroom – though the company did not disclose the cost to schools – or for free through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

   2023 March 13, Parija Kavilanz, “Lunchables are going to be rolled out directly to students. Here’s what’s in them”, in CNN

   Synonyms: chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, duke, foreman, organizer overseer

2. lawA person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority

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3. computingOne who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network.

plural Administrators

1. UKThe queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.