administrative

/ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹətˌɪv/

/ədˈmɪnəˌstɹeɪtɪv/

administrative

related to the directing of an organization or business

Examples

1. The intern had to make up for the absent administrative assistant and answer the phones all day.

2. The CEO hired a new assistant but then continued to do all the administrative work herself.

3. People in the United States occupied administrative buildings.

4. The Japanese military instead takes administrative control over the entire archipelago.