Definitions

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

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Tickets cost between $42 and $58, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the behavioral center’s nonprofit administrative organization, according to Yadin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

There will, no doubt, be multiple amendments amidst intense parliamentary scrutiny - and that's not to mention the job cuts and disruption of the administrative shake-up that comes with it.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Consequently, heavy research spending and increased administrative costs drove the losses in the latest period.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Please fill in the following information and return to Jessie Jane, Miss Teen Dream Pageant administrative assistant, before Monday.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Vocabulary lists containing administrative

Obama's 2013 State of the Union

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State and Local Governments, Sections 1–4

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