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administrant

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Definition of administrant

as in manager

a person who manages or directs something an administrant of the nation's largest private charitable foundation

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The elder O’Neal joined the program himself as its general manager in an unpaid, voluntary role, The Athletic reported.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt could change plans and go with Foster Griffin on Saturday.

— Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

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Organizers have held discussions around allowing overseas executives to participate virtually, Reuters reported last week, and The Wall Street Journal said that some executives are already canceling meetings.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Williams, a Democrat, works as a nonprofit executive for the Tarrant Area Food Bank.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026

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Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Gorkha district’s chief government administrator, said more than 200 people were evacuated on Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Arts administrators around the country have told NPR that booking performances for performing arts centers is done years in advance.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrator

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The extent of Israel’s cooperation with the payments was reflected in a 2020 letter from Yossi Cohen, then director of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Not surprisingly, the legislation does nothing to curb the growth of compensation and other benefits for college presidents, athletics directors, coaches and staff who continue to be in charge of the athletes under their control.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of director

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Leaders say more, faster progress needed A measured summation was offered by Tony Thurmond, the outgoing state superintendent of public instruction.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
For one question, Camas School District superintendent John Anzalone chose not to answer as an administrator, but rather a father.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendent

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Chen advised supervisors facing decision fatigue to review shots within their sequences rather than obsess over individual frames.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Shea’s supervisor confronted her when Shea’s findings in a cold case could not be replicated.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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