administrator

One who manages

An administrator manages or directs the affairs of an organization, institution, or estate.

School administrators oversee operations rather than teach.

A court may appoint an administrator to handle a deceased person's estate.

In computing, an administrator (or admin) has elevated privileges to configure systems and manage user accounts: You need administrator access to install that software.

management

supervisor

One who directs workers

director · overseer · foreman · facilitator · steward · controller · delegator · organizer · planner · scheduler

executive

CEO

Top corporate officer

  • CFOTop corporate money officer
  • COOTop operations executive
  • presidentElected leader of nation

vice-president · chief · officer · C-suite · corporate · principal · chancellor · provost · dean · headmaster

systems

sysadmin

Computer systems manager

  • networkInterconnected system
  • databaseOrganized digital information collection
  • ITComputer systems management

server · permissions · login · credentials · password · configuration · maintenance · backup · security · firewall

estate

executor

Appointed estate manager

fiduciary · inheritance · beneficiary · will · assets · settlement · receivership · custodian · guardian · conservator

bureaucrat

official

Authority-sanctioned person or status

bureaucrat · notary · commissioner · paper-pusher · filing · documentation · permits · licenses · forms · processing

governance

policy

Adopted principle of action

accountability · transparency · protocol · procedure · guidelines · standards · audit · reporting · ethics · accreditation

Categories
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organizational hierarchy

administratorsubordinate

One lower in rank

employee · worker · underling · rank-and-file · apprentice

work function

administratorpractitioner

One who works regularly

doer · operative · grunt · producer · technician

organizational control

administratorsubordinate

One lower in rank

inmate · managed · supervised · directed · client

Phrases
Family

administration, administrative, administrators, administrations, administrate, administratively, administrated, administrating, administrates

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