administrates

Oversees organizational affairs

Administrates means manages or directs the affairs of an organization, system, or program.

The word is a back-formation from administration, used interchangeably with administers but less common: She administrates the scholarship fund.

Some consider it unnecessarily long when administer works fine.

governance

governs

Exercises political authority

authority · mandate · regulation · statute · ordinance · cabinet · ministry · sovereignty · constitution · parliament

management

manages

Directs or copes

operates · delegates · facilitates · implements · executes · handles · conducts · steers · guides · orchestrates

organizational

organizes

Puts into systematic order

classifies · coordinates · plans · sequences · compiles · files · indexes · prioritizes · schedules · allocates

oversight

supervises

Directs others' work

evaluates · audits · assesses · scrutinizes · enforces · regulates · compliance · accountability · reporting · benchmarks

executive

leadership

Ability to direct others

chairperson · C-suite · board · decision-maker · policy-maker · authority · headquarters · top-down · appointee

Opposites
organizational role/authority

administratesobeys

Follows commands given

serves · complies · subordinates · follows · defers

management vs. execution

administratesexecutes

Carries out fully

performs · carries out · implements · labors · does

order vs. disorder

administratesmismanages

Handles affairs incompetently

disorganizes · neglects · sabotages · bungles · destabilizes

Phrases
Family

administration, administrator, administrative, administrators, administrations, administrate, administratively, administrated, administrating

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G