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administrator

[ ad-min-uh-strey-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who manages or has a talent for managing.
  2. Law. a person appointed by a court to take charge of the estate of a decedent, but not appointed in the decedent's will.
  3. Also Informal, · []. Computers.
    1. a person who manages and supports a computer system or network, as in a business or other organization: Compare system operator ( def ).

      the company’s system administrator;

      a database administrator.

    2. a person who determines the site policies, appoints moderators, and manages the technical operation of an internet message board or other interactive website:

      a forum administrator.

    3. a user account on a home computer accessible only by the user who manages the computer system. Compare root 1( def 11b ).
    4. a user who has access to this user account.


administrator

/ əˈɪɪˌٰɪə /

noun

  1. a person who administers the affairs of an organization, official body, etc
  2. property law a person authorized to manage an estate, esp when the owner has died intestate or without having appointed executors
  3. a person who manages a computer system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԾˈٰٰ, noun:feminine
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Other Word Forms

  • ··is·tra·tor·ship noun
  • pre···is·tra·tor noun
  • sub···is·tra·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of administrator1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French administratour, from Latin 峾Ծٰٴǰ, equivalent to 峾Ծٰ() “to assist, serve” ( administer ) + -tor -tor
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School administrators cannot say who will process funding for rural and low-income communities if staff at the Education Department is cut in half.

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After the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Féin appointed Mr Donaldson as their key administrator in the party's Stormont offices.

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Unger also said that, given that George Mason University is a public school, administrators have an obligation to respect First Amendment rights.

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“These are young families fighting so many battles trying to work and find transportation and housing and buy food. They’re up against so much,” said Nina Paddock, an administrator at Pacific Clinics Head Start.

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Such steps could have “profound and immediate consequences,” said David Hawkins, who served as an EPA assistant administrator during the Carter years.

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