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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The judge issued an administrative stay on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

As a business owner, this may involve additional administrative work but can provide meaningful tax benefits for some taxpayers..

From MarketWatch

With her final cash-out of $22,000 in remaining time off, she made a total of $62,000 last year — all tied to administrative leave and unused vacation time rather than time worked.

From Los Angeles Times

Madigan was born in Chicago on September 11, 1950 to a journalist father and a mother who worked as an administrative assistant and did community theater in her spare time.

From Barron's

That sparked an administrative sprint, with organizers and bureaucrats working overtime to clear the horses in time.

From The Wall Street Journal

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