administrative

[ad-min-uh-strey-tiv, -struh-] / ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪ tɪv, -strə- /

ADJECTIVE

involved in managing or using power

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

WEAK

authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in charge in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

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Alberto Carvalho has been placed on indefinite administrative leave, officials announced Friday — two days after FBI agents raided his home and office related to an undisclosed criminal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

France's health ministry said Friday that administrative details and medical notes on more than 15 million people had been hacked.

From Barron's

In a state that is “difficult or impossible to access without driving,” one plaintiff said losing his license will cost him his administrative associate job at the University of Kansas.

From The Wall Street Journal

The looming cuts at a major office employing some 3,000 administrative staff in the capital are the latest sign of the huge pressures facing Germany's traditional industries.

From Barron's

In its latest move, the group said it intended to cut administrative jobs, including at a major hub in Berlin, without giving a precise figure.

From Barron's

administrative

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