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Administrator vs Executive - What's the difference?

administrator | executive |

As nouns the difference between administrator and executive

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 executive is a title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority.

As an adjective executive is

designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

administrator

English

Alternative forms

* administratour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    • Synonyms

    * (one who administers affairs) chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, foreman, organizer, overseer, superintendent, supervisor

    Derived terms

    * admin

    Related terms

    * administer * administration * administrative ----

    executive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
  • Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.; as, an executive act, an executive officer, executive government.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority.
  • That branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

    • Derived terms

    * chief executive * chief executive officer, CEO * executive branch * executive committee * executive committees * executive director * executive ego function * executive ego functions * executive mansion * executive officer * executive order * executive producer * executive producers * executive summaries * executive summary * executively * executives