The meaning of ADMINISTRATIVE is of or relating to administration or an administration : relating to the management of a company, school, or other organization.

administrative adjective (LOCAL GOVERNMENT) relating to the organization and structure of local government:

Through administrative rules, an agency interprets, prescribes, and implements statutory law; and clarifies, standardizes, or establishes its procedure or practice requirements.

administrative adjective Of, for, or relating to administration or administrators:

ADMINISTRATIVE definition: pertaining to administration; executive. See examples of administrative used in a sentence.

Definition of administrative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Collocations: [fulfill, complete, ignore] your administrative [activities, duties, tasks, functions], and other administrative [activities], the administrative body, more...

Jan 11, 2026 · Adjective administrative (comparative more administrative, superlative most administrative) Of or relating to administering or administration.

If your job is administrative, you're pretty much limited to paperwork, check-writing, or maybe hiring and firing. Administrative means having to do with overseeing the "office-y" things.

administrative in American English (ædˈmɪnəˌstreitɪv, -strə-) adjective pertaining to administration; executive