| Main Entry: | administrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved in managing or using power |
Synonyms: |
authoritative, bureaucratic, central, commanding, controlling, deciding, decisive, departmental, directing, directive, directorial, executive, governing, governmental, in charge, in control, jurisdictional, legislative, managerial, official, organizational, policy-making, presiding, regulative, regulatory, ruling, superintending, supervising, supervisory |
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | official, authorized |
Synonyms: |
administrative, approved, bureaucratic, canonical, departmental, ex cathedra, ex officio, executive, imperial, lawful, legal, legitimate, magisterial, mandatory, ruling, sanctioned, sovereign, supreme |
| Notes: | authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect |
Antonyms: |
democratic |
| Main Entry: | judicial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legal |
Synonyms: |
administrative, authoritative, constitutional, discriminating, distinguished, equitable, forensic, impartial, judgelike, judiciary, juridical, jurisdictional, juristic, lawful, legalistic, magisterial, official, pontifical, principled, regular, statutory |
| Main Entry: | governing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commanding |
Synonyms: |
absolute, administrative, ascendant, authoritative, conducting, controlling, determining, directing, dominant, dominating, executive, gubernatorial, guiding, influential, magisterial, mastering, ordering, overseeing, presidential, regulatory, restraining, ruling, superintending, supervisory, supreme |
Antonyms: |
powerless, subordinate, tributary |
| Main Entry: | governmental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | political |
Synonyms: |
administrative, bureaucratic, executive, gubernatorial, legal, legislative, magisterial, official, presidential, regulatory, sovereign, supervisory |
| Main Entry: | regulatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supervisory |
Synonyms: |
administrative, governing, managerial, managing, regulative |