administrative

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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

Freq #13473

Meanings

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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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the management... administrational

Opposites

non-administrativenonadministrative

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Phrases (1)

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administrative body
an organization or committee responsible for managing official business

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From administrate + -ive.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# 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
- Describing Qualities

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