administrative apparatus

collocation in English

meaningsofadministrativeandapparatus

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administrative
adjective
uk
/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/us
/ədˈmɪn.ə.strə.t̬ɪv/
relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan ...
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apparatus
noun
uk
/ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/us
/ˌæp.əˈræt̬.əs/
a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a ...
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First, union participation in theadministrativeapparatusof the welfare state provides them with a potentially important voice in relevant decision-making.
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As noted, it is impossible to take the disputes directly as administrative litigation because the village collective is not part of theadministrativeapparatus.
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Among the most important and politically sensitive were reforms to the central government structure and itsadministrativeapparatus.
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But also theadministrativeapparatusto police such controls was inadequate.
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However, theadministrativeapparatuswas small and in general lacked the skills of running such large-scale operations.
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For the systematic reorganization of public education under state supervision meant more than replacing one ruling ideology or oneadministrativeapparatusfor another.
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After 1900, the doors of power opened to those who saw a nationaladministrativeapparatusas the centerpiece of a new governmental order.
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In practice, this leads to an exponential multiplication ofadministrativeapparatus, for what must be managed and accounted for is not simply assembly-line labour, but life itself.
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Third, the question of enforcement went beyond thisadministrativeapparatus.
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However, the dark forces that still pervade theadministrativeapparatus, namely within the army, police and government, have a very destabilising effect on the situation.
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I do not want to swell up thisadministrativeapparatusinto anything more formidable than it would be, but it would be a considerable apparatus.
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Theadministrativeapparatusthat we should have to establish would be very considerable.
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Two-tier boards will lead to furtheradministrativeapparatus, at a time when we are anxious to cut down expense in that respect.
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But those countries do not always have theadministrativeapparatusto enforce protective legislation along the whole length of their frontiers.
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Secondly, it would require an immenseadministrativeapparatus.
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But in order for that to function a supportiveadministrativeapparatuswould have to be in place.
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There is also the equally difficult problem of theadministrativeapparatusrequired for a much larger and more complex service.
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However, rather than introduce theadministrativeapparatusnecessary to do that, the threshold should be raised and the unfairness and cause of resentment will disappear.
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Whateveradministrativeapparatusthat had been left behind by the colonial power had been completely eroded.
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Once that principle is grasped, the rest isadministrativeapparatus.
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