Definition of administrative
: of or relating to administration or an administration : executive administrative duties
administratively
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of administrative in a Sentence
She has an administrative job.
among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials
Recent Examples of administrative from the Web
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The basic criteria for becoming a member involves having a general theater background and paying $300 in dues every year, to cover administrative and ceremony costs.
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Only three of the students on the list were at school that day, and Hobby asked that they be brought to school administrative offices.
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Van Dyk said he has been told HMD plans to bring four administrative staffers from its current location in Chicago Ridge with it to the new site in Gary.
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In January 2016, Evzio carried a list price of $937.50 for two injectors, and Express Scripts billed Kaléo for about $25,000 in administrative fees for its commercial clients for that month.
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Tilton is fighting an SEC administrative complaint that accuses her of misleading investors about the value of risky pools of corporate loans.
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Keenan’s separate opinion added a third statutory argument straight out of second-year administrative law casebooks.
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All seven were placed on paid administrative leave May 17 as the district conducted its investigation.
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Surles joined that office after being placed on administrative leave from the sheriff's department after announcing his candidacy.
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Origin and Etymology of administrative
see administrate
First Known Use: 1651
Other Business Terms
ADMINISTRATIVE Defined for English Language Learners
administrative
playDefinition of administrative for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to the management of a company, school, or other organization
ADMINISTRATIVE Defined for Kids
administrative
playDefinition of administrative for Students
: of or assisting in administration
Law Dictionary
administrative
playLegal Definition of administrative
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
2 : 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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