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

The changes that have happened fastest were done administratively by department commissioners and did not have to be approved by the City Council, said Abby Sullivan, the mayor’s office point person for departments involved in Cut the Tape. —Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025

But that business was administratively dissolved by the state of Missouri in 2022 for failing to file a registration report. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025

Check the Official End Date Your award’s Period of Performance is now administratively changed to end on May 31, 2025. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 May 2025

Salem requested that the judge administratively close the immigration case while Perdomo awaits a U-visa, a special visa for crime victims who cooperate with law enforcement. —Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 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