Meaning & use
administrative convenience
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
A reason or arrangement that makes things easier for officials or organizations rather than for the people affected.
Grammar: Often used after 'for' or 'of': 'for administrative convenience'.
Patterns
- for administrative convenience
- of administrative convenience
- administrative convenience of something
The office moved the deadline for administrative convenience, not because of the workload.
They grouped the small towns into one district for administrative convenience.
The rule was changed for administrative convenience, but it confused many applicants.
phrasefixed phrase
The quality of being easy for a government or company to manage or organize.
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase, often with 'the'.
Patterns
- the administrative convenience of something
- administrative convenience for someone
The administrative convenience of online forms saves time for both staff and citizens.
They praised the administrative convenience of the new digital system.
Common combinations
- for administrative convenience
- The boundaries were redrawn for administrative convenience.
- purely for administrative convenience
- The change was made purely for administrative convenience.
- administrative convenience of something
- The administrative convenience of the process was clear.
- matter of administrative convenience
- It was a matter of administrative convenience, not policy.
Synonyms and how they differ
- bureaucratic ease
- Focuses on reducing red tape; less common and more informal than 'administrative convenience'.
- procedural convenience
- Emphasizes the steps of a process rather than the overall management.
Opposites
Word family
- administrative adjective
- Relating to the management of an organization.
- convenience noun
- The state of being easy or suitable.
- administratively adverb
- In a way that relates to management.
Commonly confused: administrative convenience or administrative leave?
administrative convenience vs administrative leave
A temporary release from duty, often while an investigation happens; not the same as 'administrative convenience'.
Practice
The new rules were introduced ______ administrative convenience, ignoring public complaints.
Choose one answer.
'For administrative convenience' is the standard phrase meaning 'to make things easier for officials'. 'To' would need a verb like 'to achieve', and 'with' or 'by' do not fit this fixed expression.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “administrative convenience”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.