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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrators
  1. managers
  2. executives
  3. directors
  4. superintendents
  5. supervisors
Noun
  • Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • The supervisors voted unanimously to advance the moratorium, and the crowd erupted.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Forty-nine of 177 new supervisors who were part of the audit didn’t receive training within six months of being hired.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisors

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“Administrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrators. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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