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administrative

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


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Eventually, she turned a hobby into a business, helping churches manage administrative tasks, event planning, communications and operations.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Advocates say clinics spend too much on executive pay and other administrative costs and not enough on patient care.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Both companies said there could be operational and administrative benefits from combining the businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

"A society can have strong opinions about taste. But taste should not easily become administrative power, or an excuse for it," he says, adding that "dislike should not become cancellation power".

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

There were so many people accused of being Reds or Communist sympathizers that the prisons had become overcrowded and they were holding people in the administrative offices.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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