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ad•min•is•tra•tive
(ad min′ə strā′tiv, -strə-),USA pronunciation adj.
ad•min′is•tra′tive•ly, adv.
- pertaining to administration;
executive:administrative ability.
- Latin administrātīvus. See administrate, -ive
- 1725–35
'administrative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A
- Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- Abidjan
- Adm.
- Adzhar Autonomous Republic
- Algarve
- Alloa
- Anglesey
- Angus
- Antrim
- Argyll and Bute
- Armagh
- Ashanti
- Athos
- Aylesbury
- B
- Balboa
- Bedford
- Beverley
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bolivia
- Bridgend
- Buckinghamshire
- Budapest
- Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- Canal Zone
- Carlisle
- Carmarthen
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Chelmsford
- Cheshire
- Chester
- Chichester
- Clackmannanshire
- Council of Ministers
- aa
- adjutant
- adjutant general
- administerial
- administration
- administrative assistant
- administrative county
- administrative law
- administrative leave
- administrative-law judge
- agency
- aimak