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administrator - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | administrator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages organization |
| Synonyms: | ambassador, authority, boss, bureaucrat, captain, chair, chairperson, chief, commander, consul, custodian, dean, director, executive, front office*, governor, head, inspector, judge, leader, manager, minister, officer, official, organizer, overseer, premier, president, superintendent, supervisor, CEO, controller, exec, head honcho, head person, mayor, person upstairs, prez, producer |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manager over other employees |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big cheese*, chief, director, employer, executive, head, honcho*, leader, overseer, owner, superintendent, supervisor, wheel*, big gun, big person, chieftain, controller, dominator, exec, foreperson, head honcho, helmer, person in charge, taskperson, top dog |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bureaucrat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | government official |
| Synonyms: | administrator, civil servant, politician, public servant, desk-jockey, functionary, office-holder, pencil-pusher |
| Main Entry: | chairperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of proceedings |
| Synonyms: | administrator, captain, chair, director, leader, moderator, monitor, president, principal, speaker, spokesperson, introducer, presider, prolocutor, symposiarch |
| Main Entry: | commander |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of military or other organization |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big cheese*, boss, captain, chief, czar, director, don, guru, head, mastermind, officer, ruler, skipper, top banana*, CO, commandant, exec, head honcho, head person, high priest/priestess, higher up, kingfish, kingpin, lead-off person, point person, top brass, top dog |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | curator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | caretaker of collection |
| Synonyms: | administrator, conservator, custodian, director, guardian, keeper, manager, steward |
| Main Entry: | dean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of institution |
| Synonyms: | administrator, authority, dignitary, ecclesiastic, guide, lead, legislator, pilot, president, principal, professor, senior, tack, doyen |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | director |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manager |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, chair, chief, executive, governor, head, leader, organizer, overseer, player, principal, skipper*, supervisor, big person, controller, exec, executive officer, head honcho, helmer, key player, kingpin, person upstairs, producer, top dog, top person |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entrepreneur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who starts a business alone |
| Synonyms: | administrator, backer, businessperson, contractor, executive, founder, industrialist, manager, organizer, promoter, undertaker, impressario, producer |
| Main Entry: | executive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages an organization |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, administration, administrator, big wheel*, boss, brass, businessperson, chief, commander, director, entrepreneur, government, governor, head, hierarchy, industrialist, leader, leadership, management, manager, officer, official, skipper*, supervisor, tycoon, CEO, CO, directorate, exec, head honcho, head person, heavyweight, higher-up, key player, top brass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fountainhead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principal source; person who originates |
| Synonyms: | administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, father, fountain, generator, leader, maker, mother, originator, spring, wellspring, fount, initiator |
| Main Entry: | governor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person administrating government |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, chief, commander, comptroller, director, executive, head, leader, manager, overseer, ruler, superintendent, supervisor, chief of state, controller, gubernatorial leader, guv, head honcho, presiding officer |
| Main Entry: | legislator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in government who makes laws |
| Synonyms: | administrator, deputy, lawmaker, leader, member, representative, senator, aldermember, assemblymember, council member, lawgiver, member of Congress, parliamentarian |
| Main Entry: | manager |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who runs organization |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, comptroller, conductor, director, executive, governor, head, officer, official, organizer, overseer, proprietor, superintendent, supervisor, controller, exec, handler, head person, producer, slavedriver, straw boss, zookeeper |
| Antonyms: | employee |
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person representing organization |
| Synonyms: | administrator, agent, big shot*, boss, brass*, bureaucrat, civil servant, commissioner, comptroller, dignitary, director, executive, front office*, governor, incumbent, leader, magistrate, manager, marshal, minister, officer, premier, president, representative, secretary, top*, treasurer, CEO, brains, chancellor, exec, functionary, head person, higher-up, mayor, officeholder, panjandrum, top brass, top dog, top drawer |
| Notes: | an official (noun) is one who holds or is invested with an office or a referee or umpire in a game or sport - (adjective) having official authority or of or relating to an office; officious means marked by excessive eagerness in offering services or advice where they are neither requested nor needed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superintendent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who oversees organization |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, caretaker, chief, conductor, curator, custodian, director, governor, head, inspector, manager, overseer, slave driver*, super*, supervisor, controller, foreperson, head person, sitter, straw boss, zookeeper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | supervisor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages people, project |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, caretaker, chief, curator, custodian, director, executive, head, inspector, manager, overseer, slave driver*, super*, superintendent, brass hat, foreperson, straw boss, zookeeper |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tycoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has a lot of money, power |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big shot*, boss, capitalist, director, entrepreneur, executive, fat cat*, financier, industrialist, investor, magnate, mogul, business person, captain of industry, wealthy person |
| Antonyms: | pauper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | warden |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guards and manages |
| Synonyms: | administrator, bodyguard, caretaker, curator, custodian, deacon, governor, guard, guardian, janitor, keeper, officer, overseer, ranger, skipper, superintendent, watchkeeper, dogcatcher, gamekeeper, jailer/jailor, prison head, watchdog |
| Antonyms: | prisoner |
| Main Entry: | commissioner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent |
| Synonyms: | administrator, magistrate, government official |
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