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administrative

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


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Having all the paperwork done, such as a will or a list of passwords, isn’t helpful if the person left to do the administrative tasks doesn’t know where to find it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But the young women who would have become telephone operators became stenographers, administrative assistants and waitresses instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The union wants to cap compensation at $450,000 a year for senior hospital and medical group executives, as well as other administrative and managerial staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

As recently as Friday, Fars news agency reported that some members of the Iran team's technical and administrative staff had not received a visa to enter the US.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Tycho turned down the offer of a royal castle for his base—perhaps wisely, given the administrative duties and responsibilities that would have been involved, but not the kind of offer that most people would refuse.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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