administrative
adjective
ad·min·is·tra·tive
əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv 
-strə-
: of or relating to administration or an administration : relating to the management of a company, school, or other organization
administrative tasks/duties/responsibilities
administrative expenses/costs
a hospital's administrative staff
… these schools are given wide latitude in creating their teaching programs as long as they meet certain academic standards; they are also freed from many of the administrative and hiring rules governing traditional public schools.—
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She has an administrative job.
among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials
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Cené is a professor of medicine and public health at UC San Diego and chief administrative officer and associate chief medical officer for health equity at UC San Diego Health.
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Shaban dismissed the New York suspension as a relatively minor, administrative oversight.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Cené is a professor of medicine and public health at UC San Diego and chief administrative officer and associate chief medical officer for health equity at UC San Diego Health.
—Crystal Cene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The school had also employed about two dozen teachers and administrative staff, many of whom were young graduates in their 20s now without an income – at a time when their nation’s already struggling economy has been further pounded by war.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Shaban dismissed the New York suspension as a relatively minor, administrative oversight.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administrative. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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administrative
adjective
ad·min·is·tra·tive
əd-ˈmin-ə-ˌstrāt-iv
-strət-
: of or relating to administration
an administrative position
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administrative
adjective
ad·min·i·stra·tive
əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv
1
: of or relating to the performance of a function : ministerial
administrative communications include…instructions that encourage a jury to continue its deliberations—National Law Journal
National Law Journal2
: of or relating to the executive branch of a government compare legislative, judicial
3
: of or relating to a government agency
administrative remedies
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