administrative office

collocation in English

meaningsofadministrativeandoffice

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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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office
noun
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪs/us
/ˈɑː.fɪs/
a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or ...
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(Definition ofadministrativeandofficefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadministrative office

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On the southern side lies theadministrativeofficeof the monastery.
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Second, the management of the forest will be in the hands of trained men on the ground rather than from a distant,administrativeoffice.
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These included the everyday needs of a newadministrativeofficesuch as hiring night watchmen and providing money for tea and other minor necessities.
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They will think someone in anadministrativeofficehas gone crazy.
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In fact, the town hall in local government is the chiefadministrativeofficeof the authority.
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One decision, of course, relates to the headquarters of theadministrativeoffice.
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Will it be merely anadministrativeoffice, or what does it signify?
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On the floor above is a largeadministrativeofficewith an adjoining vestibule, both of which are well lighted.
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A smalladministrativeofficeis in the southwest corner.
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The mainadministrativeofficeis located on the first floor.
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The school lists the location as itsadministrativeoffice.
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Today, the building is used as mainlyadministrativeofficespace.
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This effectively reduces number ofadministrativeofficefor precincts.
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The second floor of this temple is anadministrativeoffice.
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Anyone who thinks that the transfer will be a straightforward and easy piece of work, to be carried out atadministrativeofficelevel, is mistaken.
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That is something that anadministrativeofficecan do efficiently and one can be reasonably confident that the result sought has been achieved.
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From that centre, there will proceed one path which will carry the individual to work, whether at the factory, theadministrativeofficeor the shop.
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Increasingly, the modern centralisedadministrativeofficeis becoming more like a factory, with this difference, that its employment capacity is very much greater.
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A new auditorium, auxiliary gym, andadministrativeofficeareas were added in 1996.
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The school project involves the construction of anadministrativeofficebuilding and six classrooms.
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The shop also contains theadministrativeofficefor ticket sales and enquiries.
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Traditionally, it refers to the holder of a publicadministrativeoffice.
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The building used to serve as theadministrativeofficeof the hospital.
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The ground floor was the park superintendent's residence and the park'sadministrativeoffice.
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