administratively

adverb

ad·​min·​is·​tra·​tive·​ly əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv-lē 

-strə-

: in an administrative manner or by administrative means : by means of or with regard to administration

dealing with a problem administratively

an administratively complex situation

Approvals and variances are site-specific and individually-based. Some may be reviewed and accepted administratively by staff, while others may require CBPA Board review and sanction.

—Chris Ettel

While UPMC Presbyterian is located in Oakland and UPMC Shadyside is in Shadyside, the two hospitals are considered a single entity administratively.

—Kris B. Mamula

Examples of administratively in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But on the other hand, Obamacare was a top-heavy – administratively heavy type system in which a lot of money is – a lot of money and responsibility is taken from individuals and given to insurance companies as one example. —CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025

The goal is to do so administratively, rather than by proposing any new laws. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025

This approach is politically messy, administratively costly, and inhumane. —Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025

The case is being monitored administratively by the SJPD Internal Affairs Unit, the City Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor. —Jason Green, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for administratively

• appreciatively
• authoritatively
• creatively
• iteratively
• legislatively
• meditatively
• qualitatively
• quantitatively
• speculatively
• vegetatively
• natively