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administrative Definition

ad·min·is·tra·tive (ad minis trāt′iv, -minis trə tiv; əd-)

adjective

of or connected with administration; executive

administrative Related Forms

ad·min·is·tra′·tively adverb

administrative Synonyms

administrative

modif.

executive, managerial, supervisory, controlling, deciding, jurisdictional, decisive, commanding, directing, directorial, regulatory, organizational, presiding, official, central, governmental, gubernatorial, directive, supervising, superintending, managing, magisterial, lawgiving, governing, legislative, ruling, authoritative, departmental, bureaucratic, determining, in control, in charge, policy-making.

administrative Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • burden: The sector should help funders to reduce the administrative burden where possible.
  • receiver: The administrative receiver can continue to operate the business an administrator.
  • receivership: The statistics relate to the directors of failed companies in liquidation, administrative receivership or administration.
  • task: This would be a major administrative task - particularly at the peak entry time.
  • expense: Administrative expenses were £ 1.3 million compared to £ 1.2 million in 1998.
  • duty: You will also have some administrative duties including maintaining the database.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: It is always possible to nominate a beneficiary, but this is a purely administrative annotation, and has no effect upon title.
  • mainly: A ' manual worker ' is an employe whose duties are not mainly administrative, professional, technical or clerical.
  • just: However, Diocletian faced more than just administrative problems.
  • also: The visits are usually eligible for EC grants toward traveling expenses and also administrative and entertaining expenses.
  • not: Receivers who are not administrative receivers may be appointed in other circumstances.
  • essentially: Although the UK commissioners are both former politicians, their job in the Commission is essentially administrative.

Used with adjective complement

  • provide: Firstly, I had encouragement from a number of senior staff who provided administrative, clinical and research support and enthusiasm.
  • include: These include administrative, judicial, legislative and religious functions.