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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 The group of students listed FIU president Jeanette Nuñez, Board of Trustees Chair Carlos Durat, and three other university administrators as defendants. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Licata and other administrators started the day at the district’s bus barn, voicing excitement and assurance that operations would be orderly for students’ return to the classroom. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026 After fielding complaints from Mangione’s defense team about potential space limitations, court administrators arranged for an overflow room. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 Elma Geraldine Nolan and Marcello de Peralta filed the action as temporary administrators of Nolan-O’Slatarra’s estate. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Without those figures, the state cannot demonstrate that mandatory reservations increase access rather than merely making attendance more predictable for administrators. — Jeffrey T. Donner, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 In a Facebook page that administrators say has been visited over 480,000 times — and in hundreds of emails to Meridian officials reviewed by the Idaho Statesman — opposition to the project has been building. — Rose Evans august 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026 Clinicians and administrators remain in control, but decision making becomes faster, more proactive and focused on delivering better patient care. — Prathap Rao, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 That ruling put the thumb on the scale in favor of school administrators’ judgment calls, according to the appeals court judges who backed Tri County Area Schools in the dispute over the sweatshirt. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

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Noun

As a result, a new superintendent and board of managers were brought in, and changes were implemented immediately.

— Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Many broadcasting managers nationwide made a grave mistake in the last 20 years by deciding that expertise was not needed to report traffic.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Advisors and travel executives attending Virtuoso Travel Week, which is being held this week in Las Vegas, have diverse opinions and experiences.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

The organization was disbanded by Taiwan's Interior Ministry in May for not holding elections for their directors in time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
McDonnell seemed to prize family connections over real-world experience, hiring her nephews to serve as directors and executive producers on various series.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

School administrators, superintendents and leaders are having to go it alone and looking for help.

— Beth Collums, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
These voices say the move allows an outgoing governor to cement control over education for years, limiting the ability of future superintendents to counterbalance the governor’s agenda.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of superintendents

Noun

Kim, 49, a member of San Francisco’s board of supervisors from 2011 to 2019, has touted her advocacy for California’s first $15 minimum wage and making the city’s community college tuition free, among other progressive causes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Researchers studied more than 350 frontline employees and their supervisors to understand what drives employees to voluntarily improve processes, solve problems and go beyond their job descriptions.

— Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervisors

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