jurisdictional

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administrative adj.
judicial adj.
managerial adj.
supervisory adj.

ADJECTIVE

administrative

Synonyms

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bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

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authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in charge in control official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

judicial

Synonyms

STRONG

juridical

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administrative authoritative constitutional discriminating distinguished equitable forensic impartial judgelike judiciary juristic lawful legalistic magisterial official pontifical principled regular statutory

ADJECTIVE

managerial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureaucratic commanding directorial governmental legislative ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

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authoritative central controlling deciding decisive departmental directing directive executive governing in charge in control official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

supervisory

Synonyms

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bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory

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authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in charge in control official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

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jurisdictional

The ICC lacks a jurisdictional path over conduct occurring entirely within China, unless the United Nations Security Council refers the situation to the ICC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

With federal agencies sidelined, the state attorneys general lack the jurisdictional muscle to block the deal, he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

“I get mixed messages like, ‘We can and we can’t because of the jurisdictional thing,’” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Several employees were later fired and filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board, which in February dismissed the eight unfair labor charges it had brought against SpaceX, citing jurisdictional issues.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

There then followed a hectic jurisdictional dispute between these overlords that was decided in General Dreedle’s favor by ex-P.F.C.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

jurisdictional

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