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

Example Sentences

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And he has been resolved to pursue every legal and administrative avenue, vowing to “exhaust every internal remedy available” until, in his view, justice is served.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

In her statement, Alfonsi predicted CBS News would try to make her exit an administrative decision not related to her work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Justice Department lawyers admitted that Abrego Garcia had been wrongly deported due to an "administrative error."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Prof Victoria Tzortziou Brown, president of the Royal College of GPs, said "the current system can involve significant administrative work that takes time away from patient care".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

To his and Odile’s dismay, their companions were college dons contentedly talking about the burdensome administrative problems with which they were so sadly afflicted.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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Obama's 2013 State of the Union

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State and Local Governments, Sections 1–4

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