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administrative

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. administrative (adjective)
  2. administrative county (noun)
  3. administrative law (noun)
  4. administrative unit (noun)

ad·min·is·tra·tive

adj \əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv, -strə-\

Definition of ADMINISTRATIVE

: of or relating to administration or an administration : executive
— ad·min·is·tra·tive·ly adverb
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Examples of ADMINISTRATIVE

  1. She has an administrative job.
  2. <among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials>

First Known Use of ADMINISTRATIVE

circa 1731

Related to ADMINISTRATIVE

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with ADMINISTRATIVE

accelerative, accumulative, alliterative, assimilative, associative, authoritative, collaborative, commemorative, communicative, cooperative, corroborative, deliberative, determinative, illuminative, investigative, multiplicative, originative, recuperative, regenerative

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