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
The statement from Fernandez-Rundle said Fingerhut informed her office of his administrative leave from FIU on Jan. 21, the day of the letter.
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David J. Neal and, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Its most important accomplishment is scrapping the power of the unelected and unaccountable administrative state composed of left-wing bureaucrats via Elon Musk's DOGE and Secretary of State Marco Rubio's reorganization of the State Department.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Mizzou has another administrative vacancy after former director of basketball operations Dalon King’s departure to Cleveland State.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
In Georgia, state officials expected 345,000 people to apply for eligibility under its work rules; by late 2024, fewer than 4,500 people enrolled, in part because the administrative rules the state imposed were onerous.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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David J. Neal and, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Its most important accomplishment is scrapping the power of the unelected and unaccountable administrative state composed of left-wing bureaucrats via Elon Musk's DOGE and Secretary of State Marco Rubio's reorganization of the State Department.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Mizzou has another administrative vacancy after former director of basketball operations Dalon King’s departure to Cleveland State.
—Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
In Georgia, state officials expected 345,000 people to apply for eligibility under its work rules; by late 2024, fewer than 4,500 people enrolled, in part because the administrative rules the state imposed were onerous.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrative
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My paper introduces the concept of unit-level risk position: a function of managerial choices combining risk appetite and risk management in pursuit of organizational goals.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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While examples abound, the state’s woebegone bullet train project, its tortuous efforts to implement information technology and the financial and managerial meltdown of its unemployment insurance program are among the most egregious.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrative. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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