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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A survey of chief financial officers found AI will primarily displace workers in routine, clerical and administrative roles.

From The Wall Street Journal

A day earlier, Super Micro said he had been put on administrative leave.

From Barron's

Liaw resigned from the company’s board on Friday, but notably remains on administrative leave from his position as vice president of business development.

From MarketWatch

Amanda said she is picking up whatever work she can, including hospital administrative duties and bookkeeping gigs.

From The Wall Street Journal

For example, of the six million people in the U.S. holding clerical and administrative roles, roughly 86% are women, according to the Brookings report.

From Barron's

administrative

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