administrative
Pertaining to management
Administrative describes work related to organizing and managing institutions, businesses, or systems.
It covers the behind-the-scenes tasks that keep organizations running: scheduling, paperwork, correspondence, record-keeping.
An administrative assistant handles such duties.
Administrative can also mean relating to an administration—the people running an organization or government: an administrative decision, administrative leave.
Administrative written tasks
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
procedure · officialdom · documentation · certification · accreditation · notarization · standardization · codification
Adopted principle of action
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
charter · framework · institution · statute · regulation · legislation · accountability · transparency
Obligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- anti-corruptionOpposing abuse of office
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
oversight · audit · whistleblowing · disclosure · probity · fairness · compliance · maladministration
Arranging for future events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- controlAuthority to direct
direction · logistics · scheduling · efficiency · procedures · operations · assessment · evaluation
Administrative office aide
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- typistOne who keyboards
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
- filingStoring documents systematically
correspondence · memorandum · transcription · bookkeeping · invoicing · scheduling · minutes · photocopying
One who leads
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- headUppermost body part
- supervisorOne who directs workers
superintendent · principal · provost · dean · commissioner · registrar · bursar · manager
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
protocol · procedure · officialdom · documentation · certification · accreditation · notarization · standardization · codification · jurisdiction
policy
Adopted principle of action
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
mandate · charter · framework · institution · statute · regulation · legislation · accountability · transparency · stewardship
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- transparencyState of being see-through
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- anti-corruptionOpposing abuse of office
impartiality · oversight · audit · whistleblowing · disclosure · probity · fairness · compliance · maladministration · misconduct
planning
Arranging for future events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
control · direction · logistics · scheduling · efficiency · procedures · operations · assessment · evaluation · reporting
secretary
Administrative office aide
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- typistOne who keyboards
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
filing · correspondence · memorandum · transcription · bookkeeping · invoicing · scheduling · minutes · photocopying · shorthand
director
One who leads
supervisor · superintendent · principal · provost · dean · commissioner · registrar · bursar · manager · chairperson
- work adjectivesfull-time, part-time, freelance, permanent, temporary
- job typesfull-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, freelance
- business adjectivescommercial, corporate, economic, financial, fiscal
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
- policy adjectivesfiscal, domestic, foreign, federal, national
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
administrativecreative
Producing original ideas
technical · operational · productive · artistic · clinical
administrativeblue-collar
Manual labor workforce
nonsupervisory · nonmanagerial · labor · rank-and-file · line
administrativelegislative
Concerning the creation of laws
judicial · non-governmental · political · executive · policymaking
- 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
administration, administrations, administratively, administrating