administrative

[ ad-min-uh-strey-tiv, -struh- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to administration; executive:

   administrative ability.

Other Words From

• ad·minis·trative·ly adverb
• nonad·minis·trative adjective
• nonad·minis·trative·ly adverb
• pread·minis·trative adjective
• subad·minis·trative adjective
• subad·minis·trative·ly adverb
• unad·minis·trative adjective
• unad·minis·trative·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of administrative¹

From the Latin word administrātīvus, dating back to 1725–35. See administrate, -ive

Example Sentences

He floated the possibility of reassigning those in administrative roles to patrol, given the department’s slimmed-down size.

From Los Angeles Times

“The administrative office of the archdiocese was not aware of the activities or statements made until after they had occurred and directly addressed the matter with Father Nabor,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Toobin said live, on CNN, that the pair would have limited success because “there is a very boring and very important law called the Administrative Procedures Act, which governs how the government moves along in terms of changing how it works.”

From Salon

In conversations with Salon, many expressed hope that Trump might take up their own pet issue, like dismantling the administrative state, ending diversity initiatives or directing public funds to religious schools.

From Salon

He wants to destroy “the administrative state,” as his erstwhile strategist Steve Bannon once put it.

From Slate

Related Words

• bureaucratic
• departmental
• governmental
• legislative
• managerial
• organizational
• policy-making
• regulatory
• supervisory