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ad⋅min⋅is⋅tra⋅tive

[ad-min-uh-strey-tiv, -struh-]
–adjective
pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.

Origin:
1725–35; < L administrātīvus. See administrate, -ive


ad⋅min⋅is⋅tra⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ad·min·is·tra·tion   (ād-mĭn'ĭ-strā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of administering, especially the management of a government or large institution.
  2. The activity of a government or state in the exercise of its powers and duties.
  3. often Administration
    1. The executive branch of a government.
    2. The group of people who manage or direct an institution, especially a school or college.
  4. The term of office of an executive officer or body.
  5. Law Management and disposal of a trust or estate.
  6. The dispensing, applying, or tendering of something, such as an oath, a sacrament, or medicine.
ad·min'is·tra'tive (-strā'tĭv, -strə-) adj., ad·min'is·tra'tive·ly adv.

Administrative

Ad*min"is*tra`tive\, a. [L. administrativus: cf. F. administratif.] Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; as, an administrative body, ability, or energy. -- Ad*min"is*tra`tive*ly, adv.
Language Translation for : administrative
Spanish: administrativo,
German: Verwaltungs…,
Japanese: 管理上の

Main Entry: ad·min·i·stra·tive
Pronunciation: &d-'mi-n&-"strA-tiv
Function: adjective
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>
2 : 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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