administrative

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adjective

Of or relating to administering or administration.

“administrative work”

Very commonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveadministrative (comparative more administrative, superlative most administrative)

comparative more administrative · superlative most administrative

  1. Of or relating to administering or administration.

    administrative work

    5 more examples

    administrative costs

    administrative delays

    administrative error

    administrative issue

    administrative factors

    Synonyms: administrational

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to administering or administration.

Origin

Translations

Bengali প্রশাসনিক
  • প্রশাসনিক (prośaśonik)of or relating to administering or administration
Bulgarian административен, управителен
  • административен (administrativen)of or relating to administering or administration
  • управителен (upravitelen)of or relating to administering or administration
Catalan administratiu
  • administratiuof or relating to administering or administration
Czech správní, administrativní
  • správníof or relating to administering or administration
  • administrativníof or relating to administering or administration
Dutch bestuurlijk, administratief
  • bestuurlijkof or relating to administering or administration
  • administratiefof or relating to administering or administration
Esperanto administra
  • administraof or relating to administering or administration
Finnish hallinnollinen
  • hallinnollinenof or relating to administering or administration
French administratif
  • administratifof or relating to administering or administration
German administrativ
  • administrativof or relating to administering or administration
Greek διοικητικός, διαχειριστικός
  • διοικητικός (dioikitikós)of or relating to administering or administration
  • διαχειριστικός (diacheiristikós)of or relating to administering or administration
Hindi प्रशासनिक
  • प्रशासनिक (praśāsnik)of or relating to administering or administration
Hungarian közigazgatási, hivatali
  • közigazgatásiof or relating to administering or administration
  • hivataliof or relating to administering or administration
  • ügyviteliof or relating to administering or administration
  • ügyintézésiof or relating to administering or administration
  • adminisztratívof or relating to administering or administration
  • adminisztrációsof or relating to administering or administration
Italian amministrativo
  • amministrativoof or relating to administering or administration
Latin administrātīvus
  • administrātīvusof or relating to administering or administration
Polish administracyjny
  • administracyjnyof or relating to administering or administration
Portuguese administrativo
  • administrativoof or relating to administering or administration
Romanian administrativ
  • administrativof or relating to administering or administration
Russian администрати́вный
  • администрати́вный (administratívnyj)of or relating to administering or administration
Slovak administratívny, správny
  • administratívnyof or relating to administering or administration
  • správnyof or relating to administering or administration
Spanish administrativo
  • administrativoof or relating to administering or administration
Swedish administrativ
  • administrativof or relating to administering or administration
Turkish yönetimsel
  • yönetimselof or relating to administering or administration
Ukrainian адміністрати́вний
  • адміністрати́вний (administratývnyj)of or relating to administering or administration
Welsh gweinyddol
  • gweinyddolof or relating to administering or administration
Yiddish אַדמיניסטראַטיוו
  • אַדמיניסטראַטיוו (administrativ)of or relating to administering or administration
Cite this entry
APA

administrative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/administrative

MLA

“administrative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/administrative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “administrative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/administrative.

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