"administrative" meaning in English

See administrative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/ [Philippines, Received-Pronunciation], [ədˈmɪn.ɪ.st̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷə.tʰɪv] [Philippines, Received-Pronunciation], /ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/ [Canada, General-American], [ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.ɾɪv] [Canada, General-American] Audio: en-us-administrative.ogg [California, Southern] Forms: more administrative [comparative], most administrative [superlative]
Etymology: From administrate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|administrate|ive}} administrate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} administrative (comparative more administrative, superlative most administrative)
  1. Of or relating to administering or administration. Synonyms: administrational Related terms: administer, administerial, administrator, administrivia, minister, ministrative, bureaucratic Translations (of or relating to administering or administration): administrativ (Albanian), վարչական (varčʻakan) (Armenian), alministrativu (Asturian), адміністрацы́йны (administracýjny) (Belarusian), адміністраты́ўны (administratýwny) (Belarusian), প্রশাসনিক (prośaśonik) (Bengali), административен (administrativen) (Bulgarian), управителен (upravitelen) (Bulgarian), administratiu (Catalan), správní (Czech), administrativní (Czech), bestuurlijk (Dutch), administratief (Dutch), administra (Esperanto), hallinnollinen (Finnish), administratif (French), administrativo (Galician), ადმინისტრაციული (adminisṭraciuli) (Georgian), administrativ (German), διοικητικός (dioikitikós) (Greek), διαχειριστικός (diacheiristikós) (Greek), प्रशासनिक (praśāsnik) (Hindi), közigazgatási (note: of public administration) (Hungarian), hivatali (english: more broadly) (Hungarian), ügyviteli (Hungarian), ügyintézési (Hungarian), adminisztratív (Hungarian), adminisztrációs (Hungarian), amministrativo (Italian), әкімшілік (äkimšilik) (Kazakh), administrātīvus (Latin), administratiu (Occitan), administracyjny (Polish), administrativo (Portuguese), administrativ (Romanian), администрати́вный (administratívnyj) (Russian), administrativni (Serbo-Croatian), administratívny (Slovak), správny (Slovak), administrativo (Spanish), administrativ (Swedish), yönetimsel (Turkish), адміністрати́вний (administratývnyj) (Ukrainian), gweinyddol (Welsh), אַדמיניסטראַטיוו (administrativ) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-administrative-en-adj-PI4W6NIp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, English terms with collocations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Derived forms: adminisphere, administrative court, administrative kingship, administrative law, administrative lead time, administrative leave, administrative loading, administratively, administrativeness, administrative region, administrative segregation, administrativia, local administrative unit, medicoadministrative, politico-administrative, subadministrative

Alternative forms

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        "Terms with Galician translations",
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        "Terms with Greek translations",
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        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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      "word": "ადმინისტრაციული"
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      "note": "of public administration",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "adminisztrációs"
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administratiu"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administracyjny"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativo"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativ"
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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      "code": "yi",
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      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "אַדמיניסטראַטיוו"
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