administrative

B2 Topic:Law & Government

US /ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/ UK /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #13473

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adj
Relating to the management or organization of a business, institution, or system.

The company is trying to cut its administrative costs.

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1 adj · relating to the management... administrational

Opposites

non-administrativenonadministrative

Etymology

From administrate + -ive.

Topics

Law & Government

# administrative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv
**IPA (UK):** ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv
**Frequency rank:** 13473

## Meanings
1. Relating to the management or organization of a business, institution, or system.

## Examples
- The company is trying to cut its administrative costs.

## Antonyms
- non-administrative
- nonadministrative

## Etymology
From administrate + -ive.

## AI Etymology
Administrative is from administrate plus -ive. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as an adjective, administrative denotes relating to the management or organization of a business, institution, or system. Typical contexts include “The company is trying to cut its administrative costs”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to relating to the management or organization of a business, institution, or system, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use.

## Topics
- Law & Government

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