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
Researchers have speculated that these buildings could have served as gathering halls or administrative spaces.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Guzman served in several administrative roles at OU, including associate director of the Law Center, associate dean of academics and associate dean for research and scholarship, and was dean from 2019 to 2024.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2026
Castro was placed on administrative leave that month.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Billings was placed on administrative assignment away from the school on May 1 while the investigation was ongoing, Broward County Public Schools spokesperson Cathleen Brennan said in an email.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Guzman served in several administrative roles at OU, including associate director of the Law Center, associate dean of academics and associate dean for research and scholarship, and was dean from 2019 to 2024.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2026
Castro was placed on administrative leave that month.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Billings was placed on administrative assignment away from the school on May 1 while the investigation was ongoing, Broward County Public Schools spokesperson Cathleen Brennan said in an email.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrative
managerial
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Silva’s managerial career began in Portugal, spending three years at Estoril and one at Sporting.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Every operational exception introduced another approval step, eventually making routine purchasing activities dependent on multiple managerial checkpoints before action could move forward.—
Manish Goyal,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrative. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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