Administrative
Administrative adjective - Suited for or relating to the directing of things.
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Public and administrative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Public" instead an adjective "Administrative".
Public
Public adjective - Not known by only a select few.
Administrative and public are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Administrative" instead an adjective "Public".
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Even in the US government, it's not uncommon for presidents to appoint a well-known politician or public figure to a cabinet or administrative position, without giving them any real power.
Source: Puppet King - In prison, he is offered the choice of an administrative trial or public trial.
Source: Literature / Darkness at Noon -
Miscavige's wife Shelly, who once acted as his Dragon, has not been seen in public since 2007 and is reportedly living in isolation at one of the church's nuclear bunkers in California for the crime of going over Miscavige's head to fill administrative vacancies he hadn't dealt with himself.
Source: Literature / Going Clear
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