different between administering vs administrative

English

Verb

administering

1. present participle of administer

Noun

administering (plural administerings)

1. administration
   • 2002, Wendy Woodward, Gary Minkley, Deep Histories: Gender and Colonialism in Southern Africa (page 17)

     This "body to be cared for, protected, cultivated and preserved from the many dangers and contacts" required other bodies that would perform those nurturing services, providing the leisure for such self-absorbed administerings and self-bolstering acts.

English

Etymology

From administrate +? -ive

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?m?.n?s?t?e?.??v/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?m?.n?s.t???t?v/, [?d?m?.n?s.t????????t??v]

Adjective

administrative (comparative more administrative, superlative most administrative)

1. Of or relating to administering or administration.

Antonyms

• non-administrative, nonadministrative

Related terms

• administer
• administerial
• administrator
• administrivia
• minister

Translations

See also

• bureaucratic

French

Adjective

administrative

1. feminine singular of administratif

German

Adjective

administrative

1. inflection of administrativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

administrative

1. definite singular of administrativ
2. plural of administrativ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

administrative

1. definite singular of administrativ
2. plural of administrativ

Swedish

Adjective

administrative

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of administrativ.