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ad⋅min⋅is⋅tra⋅tive

  [ad-min-uh-strey-tiv, -struh-]
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–adjective
pertaining to administration; executive: administrative ability.
Origin:
1725–35; < L administrātīvus. See administrate, -ive

Related forms:
ad⋅min⋅is⋅tra⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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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.
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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>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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