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
Caltrans and the city of Sacramento signed in 2020 an agreement for a $1 per month rent with a $5,000 per year administrative fee.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative status pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation by the Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The officers involved and one police dispatcher have been placed on administrative leave.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Piper, the former election official, said the recent map changes also increase the chance of administrative errors, like a voter getting the wrong ballot, which can make invalidated votes more likely.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 14 May 2026
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative status pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation by the Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The officers involved and one police dispatcher have been placed on administrative leave.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Piper, the former election official, said the recent map changes also increase the chance of administrative errors, like a voter getting the wrong ballot, which can make invalidated votes more likely.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrative
managerial
Adjective
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The George Graham managerial era of the 1980s and early ’90s — 1-0 to the Arsenal and all that — has become relevant again.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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His Braves managerial legacy will never be matched.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrative. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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