administrator

A person with authority to control or manage something.

• Ask the administrator for permission.
• A new administrator took charge of the organisation.
• The administrator can remove members who break the rules.

How to use it: administrator of something (She is the administrator of the association.)

Similar words: manager

Common phrases: chief administrator, administrator of something, school administrator, hospital administrator

A person who manages computers, software, or a network and keeps them working.

• Contact your network administrator.
• The administrator installed the new software.
• Only administrators can change these security settings.

Similar words: admin

Common phrases: system administrator, network administrator