How to Use "Administrative" with Example Sentences

administrative (adj): related to the organization of a business or office

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Used with nouns:

"We need to hire a new administrative assistant to help organize the office."
(assistant)

"The passport agency is located in the administrative building."
(building)

"His administrative duties include answering phones and filing paperwork."
(duties, work)

"He was placed on administrative leave during the investigation."
(leave)

"The managers were discussing administrative matters during the meeting."
(matters, budgets)

"She got an administrative job at her father's company."
(job)

"He does clerical work in the administrative office."
(office)

Used with adverbs:

"He doesn't do anything technical. His job is strictly administrative."
(strictly, purely, only, completely, entirely)