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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. Computers.Also admin

    1. a person who manages and supports a computer system or network, as in a business or other organization.

      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.

    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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • administratorship noun
  • preadministrator noun
  • subadministrator noun
  • ˌԾˈٰٰ noun
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51Թ 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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The Australian administrator, who joined Spurs in 2023, is understood to have left the north London club amid an internal reshuffle.

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“CHSRA relied on the false hope of an unending spigot of Federal taxpayer dollars,” the Federal Railroad Administration’s acting administrator Drew Feeley wrote.

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What was the atmosphere like in those last days as the administrators moved in?

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Previously, expert panels appointed judges after a screening process that involved judicial administrators, exams and evaluations.

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But the threat always exists, and it creates fear that administrators take into account when deciding how their universities operate.

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