Definition of administrativenext
as in managerial
suited for or relating to the directing of things among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials

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Recent Examples of administrative There are manuscripts, emails, projects, follow-ups and the occasional administrative mystery that arrives disguised as a perfectly ordinary Tuesday. — Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The waiver, the opinion says, was intended to be an administrative record and was supposed to apply only as to Parker’s murder. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The ministry said private businesses would provide funding while the government would offer financial and administrative assistance. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Its administrative offices will stay closed until further notice. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administrative
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managerial
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  • Espada went winless in the postseason during his managerial tenure in Houston, also getting swept in the 2024 Wild Card Series by the Detroit Tigers.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • At Edward Jones, CIO Kevin Adams has moved part of managerial memory and follow-through into an AI system that tracks context across enterprise programs and committees.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrative. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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