administerialadj.
/ˌadmɪnᵻˈstɪərɪəl/, U.S. /ˈˌædˌmɪnəˈstɪriəl/ Administrative; of or relating to administration.
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society > authority > control > [adjective] > relating to management or administration
dispensative1528
administratory1607
dispensatory1635
administrative1651
administrational1764
administerial1771
dispensatorial1776
managemental1885
admin1913
1771 Polit. Reg. 9 Index 361/1 Alciphron on the dangerous tendency of the present administerial writings.
1788 World 8 Mar. 2/4 From the many administerial specimens of his Constitutional Arrangements..he rather prayed to be saved from the perils of his probation.
1817 N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) Administerial, Administrative, pertaining to the executive branch of government.
1847 H. E. Napier Florentine Hist. VI. iv. ix. 310 The defects of a constitution and its administerial vices hurt some while they benefit others.
1877 Georgia Weekly Tel. 13 Mar. To foster a conciliatory and fraternal feeling throughout the Union by such an administerial course as will guarantee to the people [etc.].
1910 Times 19 July 27/1 The city, town, or village is the lowest administerial division, and is a self-governing corporation.
1989 Harvard Law Rev. 103 285 The Court characterized the Commission's authority as administerial and procedural.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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