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administrative

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


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She decided to question the account, and it eventually admitted that it wasn’t the real Skye but someone doing administrative work on her behalf.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

The idea of restructuring Michigan athletics assets into a semi-independent entity remains stalled and will likely fall to a new administrative team.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Hong Kong was a British colony until 1997 and is now a Chinese "special administrative region" with different economic and trade regulations to the mainland.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Letby was moved on to administrative duties in July 2016 after consultants expressed concerns about her to the hospital's executive team.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

A hockey stadium, a swimming stadium, an equestrian stadium, an enormous and monolithic exhibition hall, a gymnasium, a Greek amphitheater, tennis courts, restaurants, and sprawling administrative buildings were all in various stages of completion.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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