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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Half of our administrative discussions were focused around how to limit A.I.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The Army said that it launched an administrative review to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Lenders face a further £3bn of administrative costs.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Following back-to-back seasons of directing his own productions, Desai is taking a breather this go-around to focus on broader administrative duties.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Now it had the honor of holding the administrative offices of the MidMerican Scythedom, as well as hosting its conclave three times a year.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

administrative

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