Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the management and organization of a business, institution, or government: Describes tasks, duties, systems, or personnel involved in running an organization rather than producing its goods or services directly.
   • Pertaining to the execution or implementation of policies, rules, or laws: Describes the practical application and day-to-day operations of governance or management.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She handles all the administrative work for the department, such as scheduling and filing.
  • The new policy created a significant administrative burden for the staff.
  • He has an administrative role in the university's finance office.

Advanced Usage

• "Administrative leave": A temporary leave from a job, often with pay, while an investigation is conducted.
  • The employee was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the inquiry.
• "Administrative law": The body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.
  • Her specialty is administrative law, focusing on regulations from agencies like the EPA.

Variants and Related Words

• Administrate (verb): A less common variant of 'administer', meaning to manage or supervise the execution of.
  • A committee was formed to administrate the new program.
• Administrator (noun): A person responsible for managing and organizing affairs, especially in a business or institution.
  • The school administrator updated the student records.
• Administration (noun): The process or activity of managing and organizing; the group of people who manage an organization.
  • The administration of the project was very efficient.

Synonyms

• Managerial: Relating to management or managers.
• Executive: Relating to the execution of plans or the management of affairs.
• Bureaucratic: Relating to the administration of a government or large institution, often implying complex procedures.

Related Phrases

• Administrative assistant: A person whose job is to support with clerical and organizational tasks.
  • She works as an administrative assistant to the CEO.
• Administrative costs/expenses: The overhead costs of running a business that are not directly tied to production.
  • The grant money cannot be used for administrative costs.

Adjective

1. of or relating to or responsible for administration