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administrative
/ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/
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ad-MIN-uh-stray-tiv: keep MIN strongest.
In ad-MIN-uh-stray-tiv, STRAY has a smaller beat than MIN. Finish with the short i of “give”; the final e is not a separate syllable.
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“She handled the administrative work for the exhibition.”
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adjective
- Of or relating to administering or administration.
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IPA pronunciation
/ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/
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Consequently, while he was drafting it he also undertook the enormous task of the administrative, judicial, and financial reorganisation of France.
Each Party shall maintain measures imposing criminal, civil or administrative penalties for violations of its laws and regulations relating to this Chapter.
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On the contrary, it is the duty of the civil and administrative power to reconstruct itself on the basis of political equality.
The administrative power in the United States presents nothing either central or hierarchical in its constitution, which accounts for its passing, unperceived.
The collisions of party spirit which originate in speculative opinions or in different views of administrative policy are in their nature transitory.