ADM

Navy's top brass

ADM is an abbreviation for admiral, the highest naval rank.

In corporate contexts, ADM often refers to Archer Daniels Midland, a major American agribusiness company.

In computing and gaming, adm or admin is short for administrator—someone with elevated system privileges: Ask the adm to reset your password.

administration

bureaucracy

Rigid administrative system

oversight · implementation · procedures · compliance · protocol · logistics · coordination · supervision · directing · managing

admiral

fleet

Vehicles under unified command

  • navyMaritime military force
  • commanderPerson with authority over others
  • navalOf maritime warfare

commodore · flagship · maritime · seafaring · rank · command · Nimitz · Nelson · warship · captain

admission

enrollment

Act of registering officially

registration · entrance · intake · confession · acknowledgment · concession · admittance · access · permit · application

abbreviation

initialism

Spelled-out letter shortening

truncation · initials · letters · shortened · abbreviated · compact

Categories
Opposites
military branch

ADMarmy general

Senior land forces commander

field marshal · four-star general · five-star general

rank hierarchy

ADMseaman

One who works ships

able seaman · petty officer · midshipman · ensign · deckhand

military vs. civilian

ADMcivilian

Non-military person

noncombatant · private citizen · merchant

Phrases
Family

admiral, admirals, admiralty, admire, admires, admired, admiring, admirer, admirers

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