How to Use administrative in a Sentence
administrative
adjective- She has an administrative job.
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The police officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave.
— Adam Sabes, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2023 -
The administrative case was suspended pending the outcome of a grand jury hearing, police said.
— Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023 -
The six officers have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation.
— Jaide Garcia, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023 -
Meade said the change originated with administrative staff and was considered by the justices under normal procedures.
— James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Budget: Costs can be lowered if administrative costs are reallocated.
— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 -
The schools took the money to the bank, and this helps explain administrative bloat.
— WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023 -
By the end of the week, a Catholic priest had been stripped of his administrative duties because of it.
— Stefano Montali, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023 -
But what would the United States look like without the administrative state?
— How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 8 June 2023 -
The officers had been placed on administrative leave, but now they were cleared and had already returned to the streets.
— Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023 -
The deputies are on administrative leave with pay while the probe is ongoing, Taylor said.
— Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 1 June 2023 -
The tower guard was first placed on administrative leave and later fired.
— Ray Sanchez, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023 -
Shirley has been placed on administrative leave with pay.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2023 -
On hand were members of the district’s administrative and board staff.
— cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023 -
The plan is expected to hold general and administrative costs flat for the next two years.
— Will Feuer, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Much of the way the administrative state works is safeguarded in the minds of career staff who pass their knowledge on to the next cadre of federal workers.
— Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 27 July 2024 -
The administrative hub will be located in the D.C. area.
— Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023 -
But the local administrative center was not designed to take care of that kind of business.
— Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 16 May 2023 -
That administrative process didn't preclude the parties from closing the deal.
— Matt O'Brien, ajc, 12 June 2023 -
As the judge dealt with a few administrative matters — dates for appeals, the next trial, sentencing — Fried stared up at the ceiling.
— Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2023 -
He's since been put on administrative leave, per KHOU11.
— Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023 -
The officer who shot the van’s driver was placed on administrative leave, Aziz said.
— Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024 -
An administrative panel of the 9th Circuit granted that stay, but now, with Saturday’s order, the law is once more blocked while the case proceeds.
— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024 -
That caught Barry Massey, spokesperson for the New Mexico administrative office of the courts, off guard.
— Eli Hager, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2023 -
Robin Heath was an administrative jail lieutenant who worked at the Benton County sheriff's office and was fired on Sept.
— Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2024 -
And be very pragmatic and focused on what that support looks like, rather than trying to be administrative.
— Bypaige McGlauflin, Fortune, 5 July 2024 -
With the help of consultants hired by the city, Donald and her staff have scrambled to write a new administrative plan for the agency — a huge document that would alter a wide range of policies.
— Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 4 May 2023 -
On the docket for the justices in the upcoming term, which runs through June 2024, are cases involving the First Amendment, administrative power, and gun rights.
— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2023 -
The presidency holds immense power, but the legislative branch can derail changes to budgets, treaties, or administrative authorities.
— Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Boards such as a county commission, a board of elections, or specialized boards may choose the top election official in the county, decide on basic administrative issues, and formally sign off on election results.
— Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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