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ad·min·is·tra·tion
(ăd-mĭn′ĭ-strā′shən)n.
1. The act or process of administering, especially the management of a government or large institution.
2. The activity of a government or state in the exercise of its powers and duties.
3. often Administration
a. The executive branch of a government.
b. The group of people who manage or direct an institution, especially a school or college.
4. The term of office of an executive officer or body.
5. Law Management of a trust or estate.
6. The dispensing, applying, or tendering of something, such as an oath, a sacrament, or medicine.
ad·min′is·tra′tive (-strā′tĭv, -strə-) adj.
ad·min′is·tra′tive·ly adv.
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ad•min•is•tra•tive
(ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪ tɪv, -strə-)adj.
of or pertaining to administration; executive.
[1725–35]
ad•min′is•tra`tive•ly, adv.
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administrative
adjective managerial, executive, management, directing, regulatory, governmental, organizational, supervisory, directorial, gubernatorial (chiefly U.S.) The project will have an administrative staff of eight.
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administrative
adjectiveOf, for, or relating to administration or administrators:
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Translations
إدَارِيإِدَارِيّ
administrativnísprávní
administrativ
hallinnollinen
administrativan
stjórnunar-
管理上の
관리상의
administrativ
เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร
idariyönetimle ilgili
hành chính
administrative
[ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv] ADJ1. [work, officer, system] → administrativo; [costs, expenses] → de administración, administrativo
administrative assistant → ayudante mf administrativo/a
administrative law → derecho m administrativo
administrative skills → dotes fpl administrativas
administrative staff → personal m de administración
administrative assistant → ayudante mf administrativo/a
administrative law → derecho m administrativo
administrative skills → dotes fpl administrativas
administrative staff → personal m de administración
2. (US) (Jur)
administrative court → tribunal m administrativo
administrative machinery → maquinaria f administrativa, aparato m administrativo
administrative court → tribunal m administrativo
administrative machinery → maquinaria f administrativa, aparato m administrativo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
administrative
[ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv] adj [staff] → administratif/iveadministrative assistant → assistant(e) m/f administratif/ive, assistant(e) m/f de gestion
administrative costs [institution] → frais mpl d'administration; [company] → frais mpl de gestion
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
administrative
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
administrative
[ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv] adj → amministrativo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
administer
(ədˈministə) verb1. to govern or manage. He administers the finances of the company
2. to carry out (the law etc).
3. to give (medicine, help etc). The doctor administered drugs to the patient.
adˈministrate (-streit) verb to govern or manage.
adˌminiˈstration noun1. management. He's in charge of administration at the hospital.
2. (the people who carry on) the government of a country etc.
administrative (-strətiv) , ((American) -streitiv) adjectivean administrative post; administrative ability.
adˈministrator (-strei-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
administrative
→ إِدَارِيّ administrativní administrativ administrativ διοικητικός administrativo hallinnollinen administratif administrativan amministrativo 管理上の 관리상의 administratief administrativ administracyjny administrativo административный administrativ เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร idari hành chính 行政的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009