adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Philippines, UK:/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/
Philippines, UK:[ədˈmɪn.ɪ.st̠ɹ̠̊˔wə.thɪv]
Canada, General-American:/ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/
Canada, General-American:[ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.ɾɪv]
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 D M IH1 N AH0 S T R EY2 T IH0 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to administering or administration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
administrative costs
administrative delays
administrative error
administrative issue
administrative factors
administrative work
administrative worker
He took on an administrative role within the university.
The decision was delayed due to administrative issues.
She worked as an administrative assistant for the department.
The reform simplified the administrative process of applying for benefits.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: administrational
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or responsible for administration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From administrate + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
administrativ
— of or relating to administering or administration
Armenian:
վարչական
(varčʻakan)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Asturian:
alministrativu
— of or relating to administering or administration
Belarusian:
адміністрацы́йны
(administracýjny)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Belarusian:
адміністраты́ўны
(administratýwny)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Bengali:
প্রশাসনিক
(prośaśonik)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Bulgarian:
административен
(administrativen)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Bulgarian:
управителен
(upravitelen)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Catalan:
administratiu
— of or relating to administering or administration
Czech:
správní
— of or relating to administering or administration
Czech:
administrativní
— of or relating to administering or administration
Dutch:
bestuurlijk
— of or relating to administering or administration
Dutch:
administratief
— of or relating to administering or administration
Esperanto:
administra
— of or relating to administering or administration
Finnish:
hallinnollinen
— of or relating to administering or administration
French:
administratif
— of or relating to administering or administration
Galician:
administrativo
— of or relating to administering or administration
Georgian:
ადმინისტრაციული
(adminisṭraciuli)
— of or relating to administering or administration
German:
administrativ
— of or relating to administering or administration
Greek:
διοικητικός
(dioikitikós)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Greek:
διαχειριστικός
(diacheiristikós)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Hindi:
प्रशासनिक
(praśāsnik)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Hungarian:
közigazgatási
— of or relating to administering or administration
Hungarian:
hivatali
— of or relating to administering or administration
Hungarian:
ügyviteli
— of or relating to administering or administration
Hungarian:
ügyintézési
— of or relating to administering or administration
Hungarian:
adminisztratív
— of or relating to administering or administration
Hungarian:
adminisztrációs
— of or relating to administering or administration
Italian:
amministrativo
— of or relating to administering or administration
Kazakh:
әкімшілік
(äkımşılık)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Latin:
administrātīvus
— of or relating to administering or administration
Occitan:
administratiu
— of or relating to administering or administration
Polish:
administracyjny
— of or relating to administering or administration
Portuguese:
administrativo
— of or relating to administering or administration
Romanian:
administrativ
— of or relating to administering or administration
Russian:
администрати́вный
(administratívnyj)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Serbo-Croatian:
administrativni
— of or relating to administering or administration
Slovak:
administratívny
— of or relating to administering or administration
Slovak:
správny
— of or relating to administering or administration
Spanish:
administrativo
— of or relating to administering or administration
Swedish:
administrativ
— of or relating to administering or administration
Turkish:
yönetimsel
— of or relating to administering or administration
Ukrainian:
адміністрати́вний
(administratývnyj)
— of or relating to administering or administration
Welsh:
gweinyddol
— of or relating to administering or administration
Yiddish:
אַדמיניסטראַטיוו
(administrativ)
— of or relating to administering or administration
