Work and business / B2

uhd-MIN-istr-ayt-uh/ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/

An administrator is a person who manages day-to-day operations: a school administrator, a systems administrator. Office manager is everyday in small workplaces; official is broader and more public. Administer is the related verb. In speech, the person who runs the office is enough. In IT, administrator can mean a user with full system rights — a technical sense. Do not confuse the job with a government minister.

Meaning

A person who manages the day-to-day work of an organisation.

Examples

• “The school administrator deals with admissions.”
• “The administrator closed the portal at noon so late entries could not sneak in.”
• “Ask the exam administrator, not the subject tutor, about clash rooms.”

Good to know

Person who runs day-to-day operations. Everyday: office manager. IT: full system rights. Verb: administer. Not a minister.

Near in meaning

office manager

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