Synonyms for administrative


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ad-min-uh-strey-tiv, -struh-
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪ tɪv, -strə-

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Définition of administrative

Origin :
  • 1731, from Latin administrativus, from past participle stem of administrare (see administer). Related: Administratively.
  • adj involved in managing or using power
Example sentences :
  • They are long in coming to anything—these French administrative projects!
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • The powers of the ordinary council are administrative rather than legislative.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • It is not an administrative body, but an assembly of sages who are to make legislation their study.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • This must be, they concluded, some kind of administrative measure, no doubt.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • This assembly would nominate an administrative council of ten members.
  • Extract from : « Bulgaria » by Frank Fox
  • It is the smallest unit in the administrative organisation of the country.
  • Extract from : « Bulgaria » by Frank Fox
  • Their governors, administrative officers, and legislatures were Republican, too.
  • Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson
  • It has proved its value also as a training for administrative and other public careers.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • The Grange is perhaps too conservative in its administrative policy.
  • Extract from : « Chapters in Rural Progress » by Kenyon L. Butterfield
  • With regard to administrative matters, Moscow was granted a constitution.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
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