| adjutant |
a military officer who assists a commanding officer in administrative affairs. [1/2 definitions] |
| adjutant general |
a staff officer who serves as chief administrative assistant to the commanding officer of an army corps or division. [3 definitions] |
| arrondissement |
in France, the highest administrative unit within a department. [2 definitions] |
| borough |
one of the administrative divisions of New York City. [1/2 definitions] |
| chancery |
an administrative office of the Roman Catholic Church. [1/4 definitions] |
| Co.2 |
abbreviation of "County," an administrative subdivision in other countries such as England and Canada (used in a proper name). [1/2 definitions] |
| collegium |
an administrative committee of equals, esp. one that formerly performed economic, political, or social management in the Soviet Union. |
| council |
an assembly of persons gathered together for administrative, legislative, or advisory purposes. [1/2 definitions] |
| county |
an administrative subdivision in other countries such as England and Canada. [1/3 definitions] |
| courthouse |
a government building containing law courts and administrative offices. |
| diocese |
a group of churches or an administrative region under the jurisdiction of a bishop; bishopric. |
| division |
an administrative unit in government, industry, the military, schools, sports, and other institutions. [1/7 definitions] |
| executive |
the administrative branch of a government. [1/5 definitions] |
| front office |
the administrative office of a company or organization, or its executive officers or management. |
| Hong Kong |
a region of southeast China containing Hong Kong Island as well as many other islands and the adjacent mainland. Hong Kong was a British colony from the 1840s until 1997 when it was reverted to Chinese rule as a "Special Administrative Region." While it is a part of China and controlled by the Chinese government on all matters related to defense and foreign affairs, Hong Kong operates with a great deal of autonomy, with its own legal system, police force, immigration policy, and currency. |
| ministry |
(usu. cap.) an administrative department of state. [1/5 definitions] |
| oblast |
an administrative region of Russia, or of the former Soviet Union, or of some of its former republics. |
| parent |
being the originating or administrative source. [1/6 definitions] |
| prefect |
any of various officials appointed to high civil or military administrative or judicial posts in France, Italy, or ancient Rome. [1/3 definitions] |
| presidium |
in certain Communist countries, any of various permanent administrative committees authorized to act for larger governmental bodies when the larger one is in recess. [1/2 definitions] |
| Pretoria |
the administrative capital of South Africa. (Cf. Bloemfontein, Cape Town.) |