decision maker
Other forms: decision makers
Definitions of decision maker
noun
someone who administers a business
synonyms:
administrator
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academic administrator
an administrator in a college or university
director , manager , managing director
someone who controls resources and expenditures
executive , executive director
a person responsible for the administration of a business
hosteller , hotel manager , hotelier , hotelkeeper , hotelman
an owner or manager of hotels
land agent
a person who administers a landed estate
security director
head of a private security force working for a business or industry
vice chancellor
a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor
bank manager
manager of a branch office of a bank
business executive , corporate executive
an executive in a business corporation
dean
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
district manager
a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district
manageress
a woman manager
government minister , minister
a person appointed to a high office in the government
president , prexy
the head administrative officer of a college or university
provost
a high-ranking university administrator
rainmaker
an executive who is very successful at bringing in business to a company or firm
registrar
the administrator responsible for student records
Surgeon General
the head of the United States Public Health Service
V.P. , vice president
an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances
type of:
chief , head , top dog
a person who is in charge
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