word-vault/dist/data/cards/ad/administrative.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "administrative",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "connected with organizing the work of a business or an institution",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **administrative job/assistant/error**"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business", "Jobs"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/",
                "audio": "ad/administrative/administrative__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtɪv/",
                "audio": "ad/administrative/administrative__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: from Latin administrativus, from administrat- ‘managed’, from the verb administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’."
}