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administrative

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


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Pakistan's government said the guidelines, issued on Sunday, are not to restrict media but to "provide an administrative mechanism" to verify media, facilitate access and co-ordinate reporting requirements.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

He remains on leave and an internal administrative investigation is ongoing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Critics say it would destroy public support for the program and increase bureaucracy and administrative costs, while barely putting a dent in the funding crisis.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The 45-year-old, a former journalist for Russia's state-run RT television channel, failed to show that being ordered to leave France would have "serious personal consequences", the Paris administrative court said.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Of course there were massive accounting problems in calculating the different state debts, not the least of the difficulties being sloppy records kept by several southern states, with Virginia topping the list for administrative disarray.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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