architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 
1
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
2
: a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of American foreign policy
Examples of architect in a Sentence
the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
Recent Examples on the Web
Elie, an architect, twice served as head of the institution, and safeguarding both the cannons and the cannonballs was a priority.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Sox general manager Chris Getz and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, the architects of Chicago’s twin terrors, have a chance to remake their teams with each other’s help.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Longtime leader William McKnight, 3M’s architect in the early days, believed the company’s core was inventing.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 4 June 2024
At some point, the wealthy need to be held accountable for the climate crisis—and that could mean paying to address it, says Laurence Tubiana, French economist and a key architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Sox general manager Chris Getz and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, the architects of Chicago’s twin terrors, have a chance to remake their teams with each other’s help.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Longtime leader William McKnight, 3M’s architect in the early days, believed the company’s core was inventing.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 4 June 2024
At some point, the wealthy need to be held accountable for the climate crisis—and that could mean paying to address it, says Laurence Tubiana, French economist and a key architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
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“Architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/architect. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
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