Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

administrative leave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: ad-min-is-tra-tive leave
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leave of absence under unusual circumstances, especially such leave that is enforced during a disciplinary investigation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The moves also came just one day before almost all of the agency’s direct hires, including its roster of Foreign Service officers, will be put on indefinite administrative leave."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

administrative leaves (plural)

Questions

What does administrative leave mean?: A leave of absence under unusual circumstances, especially such leave that is enforced during a disciplinary investigation.

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