administrate
Oversee an organization
Administrate means to manage or direct the affairs of an organization, institution, or system.
It overlaps almost entirely with administer, though administrate appears more often in contexts emphasizing bureaucratic or organizational management rather than the giving or dispensing sense of administer.
She was hired to administrate the new department.
Some usage guides consider administrate a back-formation from administration and prefer administer, but both are standard.
Manage and direct
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- inspectStudy closely for flaws
- auditFormal accounts examination
- reviewCritical written assessment
evaluate · assess · verify · check · scrutinize · regulate · guide · direct
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
empowerment · authorization · directive · sanction · decree · charter · commission · oversight
Arranging for future events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- workflowSequential task progression
supervision · oversight · direction · operation · handling · stewardship · budgeting · staffing
Adopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- statecraftArt of government
jurisdiction · mandate · charter · ordinance · directive · decree · ruling · constitution
Administrative written tasks
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
forms · records · filing · registry · officialdom · administrivia · dossier · requisition
Arrange into ordered structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- classifyArrange by shared traits
arrange · streamline · standardize · centralize · consolidate · codify · formalize · document
oversee
Manage and direct
review · evaluate · assess · verify · check · scrutinize · regulate · guide · direct · lead
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
delegation · empowerment · authorization · directive · sanction · decree · charter · commission · oversight · accountability
planning
Arranging for future events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- schedulingAssigning times to events
workflow · supervision · oversight · direction · operation · handling · stewardship · budgeting · staffing · delegation
policy
Adopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
statecraft · jurisdiction · mandate · charter · ordinance · directive · decree · ruling · constitution · parliamentary
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- complianceAdhering to requirements
protocol · forms · records · filing · registry · officialdom · administrivia · dossier · requisition · memoranda
systematize
Arrange into ordered structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
classify · arrange · streamline · standardize · centralize · consolidate · codify · formalize · document · archive
implement
Tool or enact
conduct · actualize · apply · discharge · effectuate · transact · fulfill · expedite · operationalize · enact
administrateobey
Follow commands given
take orders · execute · follow · comply · submit
administratedisorganize
Destroy orderly arrangement
disarrange · mismanage · neglect · disorder · abandon
- university administrationThose governing a college
- administrative buildingsFacilities for organizational operations
- administrative policiesOfficial organizational operating rules
- administrative assistantOffice support worker
- military administrationArmed forces organizational oversight
- school administrationThose governing educational institutions
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