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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This administrative process can proceed independently of any court conviction.

From Los Angeles Times

Consolidation, administrative bloat, high prices and soaring premiums followed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The landlord’s lawyer, Ashley DeGuzman, said she got the fines dismissed, arguing at an administrative hearing that the law required an individual to have knowledge of the illegal fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that, after learning about Dunn’s lawsuit, it “initiated a review of the claims to ensure that all appropriate investigative and administrative processes were followed.”

From Los Angeles Times

This month an administrative judge in California ordered the firm to change its name for Autopilot or face a temporary sales ban in the state.

From BBC

administrative

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