Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs...
The project will have an administrative staff of 12.
Cuba is politically and administratively divided into 14 provinces.
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administrative — ad·min·i·stra·tive /əd mi nə ˌstrā tiv/ adj 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 … Law dictionary
administrative — UK US /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/ adjective WORKPLACE ► relating to the work of managing or organizing a business or business activity: »Flexitime work can be an administrative nightmare for management. »The study looks at capital, maintenance, and… … Financial and business terms
Administrative — Ad*min is*tra tive ([a^]d*m[i^]n [i^]s*tr[=a] t[i^]v), 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
administrative — (adj.) 1731, from L. administrativus, from pp. stem of administrare (see ADMINISTER (Cf. administer)). Related: Administratively … Etymology dictionary
administrative — [adj] involved in managing or using power authoritative, bureaucratic, central, commanding, controlling, deciding, decisive, departmental, directing, directive, directorial, executive, governing, governmental, in charge, in control,… … New thesaurus
administrative — [ad min′is trāt΄iv, admin′is trə tiv; ədmin′is trə tiv] adj. of or connected with administration; executive administratively adv … English World dictionary
administrative — ● administratif, administrative adjectif Qui concerne une administration, l Administration. ● administratif, administrative (expressions) adjectif Division administrative, celle qui partage en circonscriptions le territoire de l État. Droit… … Encyclopédie Universelle
administrative — ad|min|is|tra|tive W3 [ədˈmınıstrətıv US streıtıv] adj relating to the work of managing a company or organization ▪ The job is mainly administrative. administrative staff/duties/job etc ▪ the administrative costs of health care systems ▪ an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
administrative — ad|min|is|tra|tive [ əd mını,streıtıv ] adjective ** relating to the management of a company, organization, or institution: purely administrative tasks the administrative burden on small businesses ╾ ad|min|is|tra|tive|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
administrative — adjective connected with the work of managing or organizing a company, institution etc: The job is mainly administrative. | administrative duties administratively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
