administrative
adjective
ad·min·is·tra·tive
əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv 
-strə-
: of or relating to administration or an administration : relating to the management of a company, school, or other organization
administrative tasks/duties/responsibilities
administrative expenses/costs
a hospital's administrative staff
… these schools are given wide latitude in creating their teaching programs as long as they meet certain academic standards; they are also freed from many of the administrative and hiring rules governing traditional public schools.—
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Examples of administrative in a Sentence
She has an administrative job.
among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials
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Even in one government office, full administrative access to all systems is the rarest privilege.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
The quasi-government agency has made drastic cuts across multiple federal agencies, and thousands of workers have been fired or put on administrative leave.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
An independent evaluation from December, obtained by The Current and ProPublica, analyzed data gleaned from the first 13 months of the Pathways program and noted that applicants experienced administrative barriers to enrollment.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump’s order represents a sensible step that has long been advocated by observers of the administrative state.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
The quasi-government agency has made drastic cuts across multiple federal agencies, and thousands of workers have been fired or put on administrative leave.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
An independent evaluation from December, obtained by The Current and ProPublica, analyzed data gleaned from the first 13 months of the Pathways program and noted that applicants experienced administrative barriers to enrollment.
—Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump’s order represents a sensible step that has long been advocated by observers of the administrative state.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administrative. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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administrative
adjective
ad·min·is·tra·tive
əd-ˈmin-ə-ˌstrāt-iv
-strət-
: of or relating to administration
an administrative position
Legal Definition
administrative
adjective
ad·min·i·stra·tive
əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv
1
: of or relating to the performance of a function : ministerial
administrative communications include…instructions that encourage a jury to continue its deliberations—National Law Journal
National Law Journal2
: of or relating to the executive branch of a government compare legislative, judicial
3
: of or relating to a government agency
administrative remedies
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