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Definition of administrative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

administrative

adjective
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/ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/
 
/ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtɪv/
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  1. connected with organizing the work of a business or an institution
    • an administrative job/assistant/error
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAdministrative is used with these nouns:
    • apparatus
    • arrangement
    • assistant
    • …
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin administrativus, from administrat- ‘managed’, from the verb administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.
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