Administrator vs Administration - What's the difference?
administrator | administration |
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
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
(countable) A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, legal, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
Administration is a related term of administrator.
As nouns the difference between administrator and administration
is that administrator is one who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager while administration is the act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.administrator
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Alternative forms
* administratour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (one who administers affairs) chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, foreman, organizer, overseer, superintendent, supervisorDerived terms
* adminadministration
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(wikipedia administration)Noun
(en-noun)- Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
- ''the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.
- The company went into voluntary administration last week.