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5 dictionary results for: administrative
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ad·min·is·tra·tive       [ad-min-uh-strey-tiv, -struh-] Pronunciation Key
–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)  Pronunciation Key 
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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administrative

adjective
of or relating to or responsible for administration 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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