upravni

Upravni is a South Slavic adjective meaning "administrative" or "pertaining to administration." It derives from the noun uprava, which denotes administration, management, or an administrative body. The word is used in languages such as Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Montenegrin, and appears in related forms in other Slavic languages.

Grammatically, upravni is the masculine singular nominative form; corresponding forms include upravna (feminine) and upravno (neuter), with plural and case inflections following standard Slavic morphology. It functions as a modifier in compound terms and fixed expressions that relate to governmental, organizational or bureaucratic functions.

In legal and institutional contexts, upravni commonly appears in phrases like upravni postupak (administrative procedure), upravni sud (administrative court), upravni odjel or upravni odsek (administrative department/section), and upravni akt (administrative act). These usages distinguish civilian administrative processes and bodies from judicial, legislative or executive institutions in both everyday and formal discourse.

Beyond formal law and governance, upravni may be used more broadly to describe tasks, structures or responsibilities associated with management and oversight in public agencies, companies or non-governmental organizations. The term is primarily descriptive and neutral in tone, reflecting organizational function rather than policy or ideology.