competent administrator

collocation in English

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competent
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/us
/ˈkɑːm.pə.t̬ənt/
able to do ...
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administrator
noun[C]
uk
/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.streɪ.tər/us
/ədˈmɪn.ə.streɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to control the operation of a business, organization, ...
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(Definition ofcompetentandadministratorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I believe that this well-intentioned phrase is likely to defeat the mostcompetentadministrator.
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Blaylock, who had a reputation as an extremelycompetentadministrator, screened applicants for state positions.
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In addition to her architectural work, she is remembered as being musical and creative as well as acompetentadministrator.
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In both of these positions he was revered as thoughtful andcompetentadministrator.
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As bishop, he greatly improved the financial position of the new diocese, reducing its debt by half and earning a reputation as acompetentadministrator.
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Gustafson quickly proved himself acompetentadministratorwho brought to his position a working knowledge of art, music, and drama.
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Vane was recognised by his political peers as acompetentadministratorand a wily and persuasive negotiator and politician.
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He was acompetentadministrator, but of necessity a colourless personage, of whom it would have been unreasonable to expect strong leadership.
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During this time he did not distinguish himself militarily, but proved himself to be acompetentadministrator.
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Slowly, however, the business world lost much of its fear of him, and most people conceded that he was acompetentadministrator.
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He positioned himself as a young,competentadministrator.
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And these are the people who call themselves competent administrators!
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Some technicians are competent administrators, some are not.
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Trained, competent administrators are not a substitute for political leaders.
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Give evidence of the fact that you are the competent administrators you claim to be.
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It would be to get rid of in- competent administrators so that we could get back to the production figures of prewar days.
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We must find the most skilled and competent administrators in our ranks, and put them to manage the banks for us.
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If they had been appointed to railway boards on the grounds that they were competent administrators that is not my affair, because they were appointed on their merits.
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In most, but not all, cases, they anticipate problems not for themselves—they are capable and competent administrators —but for the people who have to fill in the voting slips.
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Many of them would take the view that the salary given to this person is one that would result in applications from a wide range of very competent administrators.
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