institutor
/ˈɪnstɪˌtutər/
noun
- A person who establishes or sets up an organization, system, or rule.
- The institutor of the scholarship program wanted to help students from low-income families.
- The museum's founder was also the institutor of its educational outreach programs.
- As the institutor of the new safety regulations, she explained each rule to the workers.
- A person who appoints someone to a position, especially in a religious context.
- The bishop acted as the institutor of the new parish priest.
- In medieval times, the king was often the institutor of high-ranking church officials.
- The committee served as the institutor of the new board members.
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