as in managerial
suited for or relating to the directing of things
among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials
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He was placed on administrative leave late Friday, but wasn't informed until this week.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Life advice Hero Images/Getty Images Balancing life's growing administrative tasks — such as paying bills, signing forms, and scheduling appointments — can be overwhelming.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Organizations would be required only to pass a local administrative review to ensure their plans meet code and other municipal requirements — instead of facing a vote by local officials to change zoning.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
However, given its complexity and the deference courts show to administrative determinations, a speaker wishing to avoid criminal liability threats and the heavy costs of defending against FEC enforcement must ask a governmental agency for prior permission to speak.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Life advice Hero Images/Getty Images Balancing life's growing administrative tasks — such as paying bills, signing forms, and scheduling appointments — can be overwhelming.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025
Organizations would be required only to pass a local administrative review to ensure their plans meet code and other municipal requirements — instead of facing a vote by local officials to change zoning.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
However, given its complexity and the deference courts show to administrative determinations, a speaker wishing to avoid criminal liability threats and the heavy costs of defending against FEC enforcement must ask a governmental agency for prior permission to speak.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Administrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrative. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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