"administrative" meaning in English

See administrative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/ [Philippine, UK], [ədˈmɪn.ɪ.st̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷə.tʰɪv] [Philippine, UK], /ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/ [US], [ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.ɾɪv] [US] Audio: en-us-administrative.ogg [US] Forms: more administrative [comparative], most administrative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin administrātīvus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|administrātīvus}} Latin administrātīvus Head templates: {{en-adj}} administrative (comparative more administrative, superlative most administrative)
  1. Of or relating to administering or administration. Related terms: administer, administerial, administrator, administrivia, minister, bureaucratic Translations (of or relating to administering or administration): administrativ (Albanian), վարչական (varčʻakan) (Armenian), alministrativu (Asturian), адміністрацы́йны (administracýjny) (Belarusian), адміністраты́ўны (administratýŭny) (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), közigazgatási (note: of public administration) (Hungarian), hivatali (english: more broadly) (Hungarian), ügyviteli (Hungarian), ügyintézési (Hungarian), adminisztratív (Hungarian), adminisztrációs (Hungarian), amministrativo (Italian), әкімшілік (äkımşılık) (Kazakh), administratiu (Occitan), administracyjny (Polish), administrativo (Portuguese), administrativ (Romanian), администрати́вный (administratívnyj) (Russian), admeenistrative (Scots), administrativni (Serbo-Croatian), administratívny (Slovak), správny (Slovak), administrativo (Spanish), administrativ (Swedish), yönetimsel (Turkish), адміністрати́вний (administratývnyj) (Ukrainian), gweinyddol (Welsh), אַדמיניסטראַטיוו (administrativ) (Yiddish)

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        {
          "word": "adminisphere"
        },
        {
          "word": "administrative court"
        },
        {
          "word": "administrative kingship"
        },
        {
          "word": "administrative law"
        },
        {
          "word": "administrative lead time"
        },
        {
          "word": "administrative leave"
        },
        {
          "word": "administrative loading"
        },
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          "word": "administratively"
        },
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          "word": "administrativeness"
        },
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          "word": "administrative region"
        },
        {
          "word": "administrativia"
        },
        {
          "word": "local administrative unit"
        },
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          "word": "medicoadministrative"
        },
        {
          "word": "politico-administrative"
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          "word": "administrivia"
        },
        {
          "word": "minister"
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          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "վարչական"
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          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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          "code": "bn",
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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": "административен"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "upravitelen",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "управителен"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administratiu"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "správní"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativní"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "bestuurlijk"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administratief"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administra"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "hallinnollinen"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administratif"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativo"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "adminisṭraciuli",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "ადმინისტრაციული"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativ"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dioikitikós",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "διοικητικός"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diacheiristikós",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "διαχειριστικός"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "note": "of public administration",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "közigazgatási"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "ügyintézési"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "adminisztratív"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "adminisztrációs"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "amministrativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "äkımşılık",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "әкімшілік"
        },
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administratiu"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administracyjny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "administratívnyj",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "администрати́вный"
        },
        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "admeenistrative"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativni"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administratívny"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "správny"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "administrativ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "yönetimsel"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "administratývnyj",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "адміністрати́вний"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "gweinyddol"
        },
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          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "administrativ",
          "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
          "word": "אַדמיניסטראַטיוו"
        }
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        "Philippine",
        "UK"
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    },
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      "word": "non-administrative"
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      "word": "nonadministrative"
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      "word": "adminisphere"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrative court"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrative kingship"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrative law"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrative lead time"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrative leave"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrative loading"
    },
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      "word": "administratively"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrativeness"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrative region"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrativia"
    },
    {
      "word": "local administrative unit"
    },
    {
      "word": "medicoadministrative"
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    {
      "word": "politico-administrative"
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      "word": "subadministrative"
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        "comparative"
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      "form": "most administrative",
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      "word": "administer"
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    {
      "word": "administerial"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrator"
    },
    {
      "word": "administrivia"
    },
    {
      "word": "minister"
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      "word": "bureaucratic"
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      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "varčʻakan",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "վարչական"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "alministrativu"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "administracýjny",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "адміністрацы́йны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "administratýŭny",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "адміністраты́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "prośaśonik",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "প্রশাসনিক"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "administrativen",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "административен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "upravitelen",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "управителен"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administratiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "správní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "bestuurlijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administratief"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "hallinnollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administratif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "adminisṭraciuli",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "ადმინისტრაციული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dioikitikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "διοικητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diacheiristikós",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "διαχειριστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "of public administration",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "közigazgatási"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "more broadly",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "hivatali"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "ügyviteli"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "ügyintézési"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "adminisztratív"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "adminisztrációs"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "amministrativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "äkımşılık",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "әкімшілік"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administratiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administracyjny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "administratívnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "администрати́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "admeenistrative"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administratívny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "správny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "administrativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "yönetimsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "administratývnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "адміністрати́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "gweinyddol"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "administrativ",
      "sense": "of or relating to administering or administration",
      "word": "אַדמיניסטראַטיוו"
    }
  ],
  "word": "administrative"
}

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