ADMINISTRATOR

administrator, executive

(noun) someone who manages a government agency or department

administrator

(noun) the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

administrator, decision maker

(noun) someone who administers a business

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Administrator (plural Administrators)

(UK) The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.

Etymology

Noun

administrator (plural administrators)

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager

(legal) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority

(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network

Synonyms

• (one who administers affairs): chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, foreman, organizer, overseer, superintendent, supervisor

• admin

Source: Wiktionary


Ad*min`is*tra"tor, n. Etym: [L.]

1. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

2. (Law)

Definition: A man who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 July 2024

DITHER

(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”


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