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administrator

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n. — Hist.

the chief executive officer of an administrative area; sometimes, a deputy for the Governor-in-Chief or for the Lieutenant-Governor.

Quotations

1796
His honor, the administrator, has been pleased to appoint Thos' Ridout, esq. register for the county of York, in this province.
1866
Soon after his excellency's arrival, major general Brock was appointed president and administrator of the government in Upper Canada, instead of lieut.-governor Gore, who recently retired.
1932
When Hon. Peter Russell became the administrator of the civil government of Upper Canada, he was . . . subject to much ill health.