Education Administration Terms

noun A person who organizes and maintains files and records in an office or other setting.

• The filing clerk is responsible for organizing and maintaining important documents in the office.
• Hey, have you seen the filing clerk around? I need to find a document.
• The filing clerk is like the office detective, always tracking down missing files.
• In a way, the filing clerk is like the gatekeeper of information in the office.

noun A word that can be preceded by an article and can be used in a sentence as subject, object, or complement.

• The discrepancy in the financial report was considered a minor matter by the board of directors.
• Don't worry about it, it's just a minor matter that can be easily resolved.
• It's no big deal, just a minor matter that we can handle.
• To him, losing the game was just a minor matter compared to the bigger challenges he faced.

verb to supervise or manage a task or project

• As the project manager, I will oversee the entire development process.
• I'll be overseeing the team's progress on this project.
• I've been put in charge of overseeing this whole thing.
• She oversees the company with a watchful eye, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

noun A noncommissioned military officer ranking above a corporal

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• The sergeant briefed the troops on the upcoming mission.
• Hey, have you met the new sergeant yet?
• The sergeant is a real hard-ass, watch out for him.
• She was like a sergeant in the way she managed her team with strict discipline.

noun A person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or group of people, such as a prison warden or a park warden.

• The warden of the prison ensured that all rules and regulations were strictly followed.
• The warden at the park told us to keep our dogs on a leash.
• The warden at the school is always giving out detentions.
• She was the warden of her own emotions, keeping them in check at all times.

verb to manage or direct the affairs of a business, organization, etc.

• The committee will administrate the distribution of funds.
• I have to administrate all the paperwork for the event.
• I don't want to administrate this boring task.
• She has the ability to administrate chaos and bring order to any situation.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

interjection a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• The admstr of the company was responsible for overseeing all administrative tasks.
• I heard the admstr is really strict about punctuality.
• The new admstr is a real stickler for the rules.
• She was like the admstr of her own little kingdom, making sure everything ran smoothly.