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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She has an administrative job.
among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials
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Beyond the expenses like providing severance and increased administrative work, employee productivity can plummet, and studies have shown that voluntary turnover often increases as well.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Beyond the expenses like providing severance and increased administrative work, employee productivity can plummet, and studies have shown that voluntary turnover often increases as well.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Among the changes are a widening of the ages at which work requirements apply, more stringent identity and certification checks, and making states bear more of the administrative costs of the national anti-poverty program.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The bill would also require states to pick up 75% of the administrative costs.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for administrative
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administrative. Accessed 29 May. 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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