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

From The Wall Street Journal

Sydnexis is appealing the FDA rejection through the agency’s administrative process with the hope that agency leaders will take a less shortsighted view.

From The Wall Street Journal

The report by the Business and Trade Committee found delays, administrative errors and undervalued offers were continuing across several schemes.

From BBC

Tech companies are legally permitted to fight those administrative requests.

From Salon

BMW has worked to streamline cost structures by reducing research and development spending, sales and administrative expenses as well as manufacturing and material costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

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