different between civic vs administrative

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin c?vicus (“pertaining to a city or citizens”). Doublet of civil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?v?k/
• Rhymes: -?v?k

Adjective

civic (comparative more civic, superlative most civic)

1. Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

2. Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.

Derived terms

• civic centre
• civics
• civic-minded

Related terms

• civil

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French civique, from Latin civicus.

Adjective

civic m or n (feminine singular civic?, masculine plural civici, feminine and neuter plural civice)

1. civic

Declension

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.