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 Pentagon argued Kelly, D-Arizona, first should have had to exhaust all the administrative options within the military system.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
In court filings and at trial, Muskego officials argued the chalk messages were disruptive and inherently threatening, pointing to complaints from postal customers and $900 in cleanup and administrative costs submitted by the property owner.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The notice would be filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), an administrative court within the USPTO, and might argue that there would be a likelihood of confusion with a mark arguably similar to QuadGod.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
In court filings and at trial, Muskego officials argued the chalk messages were disruptive and inherently threatening, pointing to complaints from postal customers and $900 in cleanup and administrative costs submitted by the property owner.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The notice would be filed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), an administrative court within the USPTO, and might argue that there would be a likelihood of confusion with a mark arguably similar to QuadGod.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrative
managerial
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Watching it now, the performance feels disturbingly prescient, offering a glimpse of the managerial mindset that would eventually reshape American media into a pure war for attention.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tony Vitello began regularly communicating with Washington after filling the Giants’ managerial vacancy.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrative. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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