administrative

ad·min·is·tra·tion (

d-m

-str

1. The act or process of administering, especially the management of a government or large institution.

2. The activity of a government or state in the exercise of its powers and duties.

3. often Administration

a. The executive branch of a government.

b. The group of people who manage or direct an institution, especially a school or college.

4. The term of office of an executive officer or body.

5. Law Management and disposal of a trust or estate.

6. The dispensing, applying, or tendering of something, such as an oath, a sacrament, or medicine.

ad·minis·trative (-str

v, -str

-) adj.

ad·minis·trative·ly adv.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.

administrative - of or relating to or responsible for administration

administrative

adjective managerial, executive, management, directing, regulatory, governmental, organizational, supervisory, directorial, gubernatorial (chiefly U.S.) The project will have an administrative staff of eight.

Translations

administrative [ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv] ADJ

1. [work, officer, system] → administrativo; [costs, expenses] → de administración, administrativo
administrative assistant → ayudante mf administrativo/a
administrative law → derecho m administrativo
administrative skills → dotes fpl administrativas
administrative staff → personal m de administración

2. (US) (Jur)
administrative court → tribunal m administrativo
administrative machinery → maquinaria f administrativa, aparato m administrativo

administrative [ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv] adj [staff] → administratif/ive
administrative assistant → assistant(e) m/f administratif/ive, assistant(e) m/f de gestion
administrative costs [institution] → frais mpl d'administration; [company] → frais mpl de gestion

administrative

adj → administrativ; administrative body → Verwaltungsbehörde f

administrative [ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv] adj → amministrativo/a

administrative → إداري administrativní administrativ administrativ διοικητικός administrativo hallinnollinen administratif administrativan amministrativo 管理上の 관리상의 administratief administrativ administracyjny administrativo административный administrativ เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร idari hành chính 行政的

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
administrative body administrative district administrative division administrative law administrative order administrative unit child welfare agency child welfare service commercial loading county palatine district executive secretary federal district international law enforcement agency Ordnance Survey placement center placement office province redevelopment authority	These advisers were always drawn from the literary class, and their duties appear to have been chiefly administrative and diplomatic. A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context His system, therefore, depended on the weeding out of officials and the establishment of a new order of administrative offices. Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context By changes in the material conditions of existence, this form of Socialism, however, by no means understands abolition of the bourgeois relations of production, an abolition that can be effected only by a revolution, but administrative reforms, based on the continued existence of these relations; reforms, therefore, that in no respect affect the The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context	Adlumia Adlumia fungosa ADM Adm. adman Admarginate admass Admaxillary admeasure Admeasurer Admensuration Admetus admin adminicle Adminicular Adminiculary administer administered Administerial Administrable Administrant administrate administration administration order Administration with the will annexed administrative administrative airlift service administrative body administrative chain of command administrative control administrative court administrative data processing administrative district administrative division administrative escort administrative hearing administrative landing administrative law administrative lead time administrative loading administrative map administrative movement administrative official administrative order administrative plan administrative segregation administrative shipping administrative unit administratively administrativia administrator	Administration, Authorization, and Authentication Administration, Finance, and Human Resources Administration, Financial, and Logistical Service Administration, Informatique, Comptabilité, Communication Administration, Office of Administration, Operations, & Maintenance administration, public administration, public administration, public administration, public Administration, rectal Administration, rectal Administration, rectal Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education Administration, topical Administration, topical Administration, topical Administration, topical Administration-Shelf Interface and Control Administration-to-Administration Administration-to-Broker Administration-to-Customer Administration-to-End User Administration/Administrative administrations administrations administrations administrations administrations Administrativ Interaktiv Assistans över Internet administrative Administrative & Direct Support Logistics Administrative & Finance Group Administrative & Logistical Operations Center Administrative Accounting Administrative Act Administrative Actions and Appeals Division Administrative Acts Administrative Adjudication Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Administrative Adjustment Report Administrative agencies Administrative agencies Administrative agency Administrative agency Administrative agency Administrative Agency Discretion Administrative Agreement on Consent Administrative Agricultural Thesaurus administrative airlift service Administrative Analysis Grade Evaluation Guide Administrative and Commercial Studies Administrative and Customer Services Division Administrative and Educational Support Units Administrative and Executive Grades Administrative and Fundraising expense Rate Administrative And Judicial Review Administrative and Logistic Delay Time

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Dictionary browser

Full browser

administrative body
administrative district
administrative division
administrative law
administrative order
administrative unit
child welfare agency
child welfare service
commercial loading
county palatine
district
executive secretary
federal district
international law enforcement agency
Ordnance Survey
placement center
placement office
province
redevelopment authority

These advisers were always drawn from the literary class, and their duties appear to have been chiefly administrative and diplomatic.

A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context

His system, therefore, depended on the weeding out of officials and the establishment of a new order of administrative offices.

Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context

By changes in the material conditions of existence, this form of Socialism, however, by no means understands abolition of the bourgeois relations of production, an abolition that can be effected only by a revolution, but administrative reforms, based on the continued existence of these relations; reforms, therefore, that in no respect affect the

The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context

Administration, Authorization, and Authentication
Administration, Finance, and Human Resources
Administration, Financial, and Logistical Service
Administration, Informatique, Comptabilité, Communication
Administration, Office of
Administration, Operations, & Maintenance
administration, public
administration, public
administration, public
administration, public
Administration, rectal
Administration, rectal
Administration, rectal
Administration, Rehabilitation and Postsecondary Education
Administration, topical
Administration, topical
Administration, topical
Administration, topical
Administration-Shelf Interface and Control
Administration-to-Administration
Administration-to-Broker
Administration-to-Customer
Administration-to-End User
Administration/Administrative
administrations
administrations
administrations
administrations
administrations
Administrativ Interaktiv Assistans över Internet

administrative

Administrative & Direct Support Logistics
Administrative & Finance Group
Administrative & Logistical Operations Center
Administrative Accounting
Administrative Act
Administrative Actions and Appeals Division
Administrative Acts
Administrative Adjudication
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences
Administrative Adjustment Report
Administrative agencies
Administrative agencies
Administrative agency
Administrative agency
Administrative agency
Administrative Agency Discretion
Administrative Agreement on Consent
Administrative Agricultural Thesaurus
administrative airlift service
Administrative Analysis Grade Evaluation Guide
Administrative and Commercial Studies
Administrative and Customer Services Division
Administrative and Educational Support Units
Administrative and Executive Grades
Administrative and Fundraising expense Rate
Administrative And Judicial Review
Administrative and Logistic Delay Time