noun

• 1A person responsible for running a business, organization, etc.

  ‘She noted that institution administrators are responsible for ensuring evacuation and other safety measures.’

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  • ‘However, the administrator responsible for filing the incident sheets was on extended sick leave.’
  • ‘I know there must be some reason why the policemen nearby, the market administrator or whomever responsible for this street never stop them.’
  • ‘Yesterday she spoke with Health Minister Damian Greaves who directed her to the hospital administrator.’
  • ‘Meanwhile, city administrators will carry out a further survey in order to create a master plan for the artificial coral reefs.’
  • ‘Responsible administrators should conduct an inquiry into such things and see that necessary reforms are made.’
  • ‘It says hospital administrators publicly repeated the same claims.’
  • ‘In Plymouth, Derriford Hospital is making 90 administrators redundant to save money.’
  • ‘He says that, after a few days, hospital administrators said it was time for him to go.’
  • ‘But hospital administrators told them yesterday that the breaches had been a mistake.’
  • ‘I lived in the hospital accommodation while I was there, and every morning I would go down to breakfast and the hospital administrator would be there.’
  • ‘A female administrator at Queen Mary Hospital was excused by the defense because she was acquainted with some of the witnesses.’
  • ‘His wife Tracey, 42, a hospital administrator, speaks to him most mornings by telephone.’
  • ‘By day she juggles motherhood with her job as an administrator at Chippenham Hospital.’
  • ‘Hospital administrators are looking for more ways to contract out even more treatment functions to private companies.’
  • ‘The Sandton business improvement administrators have brought cleanliness and security to the area.’
  • ‘In contrast, the previous provincial superior of Community B had been a hospital administrator.’
  • ‘Our nurse had phoned the director of the maternity unit and the hospital administrator on call.’
  • ‘One of our camp administrators has the responsibility for providing support for our international group.’
  • ‘He didn't make stewardship the responsibility of the church administrator or some committee; he just did it.’

  Synonyms

  manager, director, managing director, executive, chief executive, controller, chair, chairperson, chairman, chairwoman, head, boss, chief, principal, official, leader, governor, premier, president, superintendent, supervisor, employer, proprietor

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  1. 1.1Law A person legally appointed to manage and dispose of the estate of an intestate, deceased person, debtor, or other individual, or of an insolvent company.
     ‘Last year his widow sought a High Court order making her administrator of his estate to allow her to collect any cash.’
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     • ‘Nobody has any statutory power to appoint an executor or administrator of a will, except a testator, sir.’
     • ‘If there's no will in place then there's a process for appointing an administrator, and the administrator takes over.’
     • ‘An administrator - a licensed insolvency practitioner - is appointed to run the club.’
     • ‘Under insolvency law, administrators are not obliged to honour vouchers bought before their appointment.’
  2. 1.2A person who performs official duties in some sphere, especially dealing out punishment or giving a religious sacrament.
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     • ‘administrators of justice’