coordinator
noun
co·or·di·na·tor
kō-ˈȯr-də-ˌnā-tər 
1
: one who coordinates something
… government becomes the coordinator of the economy but not its boss.—
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especially
: a person who organizes people or groups so that they work together efficiently
a project coordinator
She served as the coordinator of the rescue effort.
(American football) a defensive/offensive coordinator [=a coach who is responsible for overseeing a team's defensive/offensive players and strategies]
2
grammar
: coordinating conjunction
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Emergency services coordinator | Permanent, full-time Department: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
Location: Sacramento County
Salary: $5,102 to $7,840 per month
The emergency services coordinator handles tasks related to federal and state disaster planning.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The city has concentrated its drug education efforts on the young, and the battle against overdoses in senior buildings has largely been left to people with little expertise — a nonprofit program coordinator here, an apartment manager there.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Being a special teams coordinator has, for years, been the football equivalent of herding cats.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
Training coordinator Bee Curiel says transgender Latinos face greater discrimination as trans people with language barriers.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
The city has concentrated its drug education efforts on the young, and the battle against overdoses in senior buildings has largely been left to people with little expertise — a nonprofit program coordinator here, an apartment manager there.
—Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Being a special teams coordinator has, for years, been the football equivalent of herding cats.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
Training coordinator Bee Curiel says transgender Latinos face greater discrimination as trans people with language barriers.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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“Coordinator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coordinator. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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