Meaning Of Administrative In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of administrative in English administrativeadjective uk /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/ us /ædˈmɪn.ɪˌstreɪ.t̬ɪv/

administrative adjective (OFFICE WORK)

Add to word list Add to word list C1 relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan or organization: administrative work an administrative problem Your responsibilities will be mainly administrative. Related word administratively

• King Darius I is noteworthy for his administrative reforms, military conquests, and religious toleration.
• an administrative assistant
• The cost-cutting measures include streamlining administrative procedures in the company.
• This software claims to reduce administrative costs.
• The new study looks at the amount of time police officers spend on administrative tasks.

Office practices

• admin
• administratively
• badge in phrasal verb
• badged
• badging
• dictate
• dictation
• human resources
• hygiene factor
• in-house
• interoffice
• kaizen
• photocopy
• photostat
• power breakfast
• power lunch
• pp
• remittance
• scrum
• typing

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Types of employment

administrative adjective (LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

relating to the organization and structure of local government: administrative region Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. administrative boundary The villages had been omitted because they fell outside the administrative boundary of the region. relating to the laws that control local government: administrative law In several countries, administrative law is distinguished from constitutional law by being concerned purely with matters of public administration.administrative tribunal Review by an administrative tribunal is generally to determine whether a decision taken by an executive authority breaches procedural rules.

• This is the islands' main city and financial, governmental, and administrative centre.
• The county's administrative apparatus ranked among the least effective in the country.
• Labour law is a collection of precedents, administrative rulings, and laws that tackle the legal rights of organizations and their employees.
• The auditors recommended that the state take administrative action against the school.

UK politics: local government & politics

• alderman
• alderwoman
• anti-city
• authority
• city council
• county borough
• county council
• development area
• enterprise zone
• federal district
• intercounty
• parish council
• parochial
• prefecture
• principal area
• self-governing
• shire
• unitary
• unitary authority
• urban planning

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Rules & laws (Definition of administrative from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

administrative | Business English

administrativeadjective   WORKPLACE uk /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/ us Add to word list Add to word list 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 administrative costs. We will provide financial and administrative support to member companies. administrative work/duties administrative staff (Definition of administrative from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of administrative

administrative There has been a tendency to dwell too much on the legislative function and too little on the administratives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a staff of 26,000, some of whom are important administratives and some are not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Within administrative districts, the replication of quadripar tite complexes at differing hierarchical scales may represent the scaling down of identical political functions. From the Cambridge English Corpus The cooperation is inflicted with administrative, political, and economic difficulties on both sides, which makes projects less successful. From the Cambridge English Corpus Secondly, case detection was based on hospital admitted cases where diagnoses were recorded in an administrative database. From the Cambridge English Corpus How is the implementation effectiveness of supranational policies affected by existing administrative traditions at the national level? From the Cambridge English Corpus The institutional scope and hence the degree of adaptation pressure increases with the extent to which challenged administrative arrangements are institutionally embedded. From the Cambridge English Corpus The institutional opportunities for the latter to influence administrative change had significantly increased with the administrative changes introduced in the context of national reforms. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, their influence on administrative decision-making is quite limited. From the Cambridge English Corpus Others argue that the court has gone beyond its legal duties by taking on administrative responsibilities itself. From the Cambridge English Corpus Institutional embeddedness defines the degree of institutionalisation or institutional stability of sectoral administrative traditions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Reform begins in politics but it ends in administrative statecraft. From the Cambridge English Corpus The administrative function has been used to obstruct and delay the development of policies which it does not support. From the Cambridge English Corpus Clearly, from a management perspective, both administrative and procedural ambiguities are ill-advised. From the Cambridge English Corpus The administrative revaluation of the zloty was thought of as definitely less desirable - instead a market-based approach had been adopted. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of administrative These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of administrative?

Translations of administrative

in Chinese (Traditional) 管理的, 行政的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 管理的, 行政的… See more in Spanish administrativo… See more in Portuguese administrativo… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian प्रशासकीय… See more 経営管理の, 経営上の… See more idare ve yönetimle ilgili, yönetimle ilgili, idari… See more administratif… See more administratiu… See more administratief… See more ஒரு திட்டம் அல்லது அமைப்பின் செயல்பாட்டைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தத் தேவையான ஏற்பாடுகள் மற்றும் வேலை தொடர்பானது… See more प्रशासनिक… See more વહીવટી, પ્રશાસનિક… See more administrativ… See more administrativ… See more keupayaan mentadbir… See more Verwaltungs…… See more administrativ, styre-… See more انتظامیہ… See more адміністративний, адміністративно-господарський… See more నిర్వహణకు సంబంధించిన… See more প্রশাসনিক… See more správní… See more administratif… See more เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร… See more thuộc về quản lý… See more administracyjny, kierowniczy… See more 행정의… See more amministrativo… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of administrative

• administrative adjective, at administration
• administrative assistant
• administrative leave
• administrative tribunal
• chief administrative officer
• Chief Administrative Officer, at chief administrative officer
• general and administrative expense, at general expense

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