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administrative, a.|ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv|
[ad. L. administrātīv-us; f. administrāt- ppl. stem: see administer and -ive.]
1. Pertaining to, or dealing with, the conduct or management of affairs; executive.
1731Bailey, Administrative, pertaining to administration. 1794Ld. Hood in Nicolas Disp. & Lett. Nelson (1845) I. 399 Captain Young..returned to the Victory with two Officers and two of the Administrative Bodies. 1850Kinglake Crimea VI. x. 399 The administrative troubles of the winter campaign. 1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Jrnls. II. 234 He was in his element as an administrative man. 1872Yeats Growth & Viciss. Comm. 34 A municipal oligarchy..insured some degree of administrative skill.
†2. Of the nature of stewardship, or delegated authority; ‘used in contradistinction to dominion or power in propriety.’ Obs.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., 'Tis contraverted whether the power given to Augustus were only administrative, or proper and immediate.
3. absol. quasi-n. An administrative body; a company of men entrusted with management.
1876Academy 13 May, 455/3 Grossly unjust to the more prominent administratives and executives concerned.
▸ administrative leave n. orig. U.S. a leave of absence imposed or granted in extraordinary circumstances; spec. enforced leave (paid or unpaid) taken by an employee pending the resolution of a disciplinary investigation.
1932Washington Post 2 Aug. 4/1 All 24 days legislative furlough must be taken before any payless *administrative leave may be allowed. 1953Frederick (Maryland) Post 23 May 13/3 The field house will again be the center for the Detrick blood-collecting operation. Civilian personnel will be granted administrative leave. 1975N.Y. Times 12 Aug. 58/2 Five agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a Federal grand jury investigation. 2000P. Cornwell Last Precinct (2001) 44 Administrative leave is the same thing as being suspended. It is the first step in being fired. |