Administrative Selectivity
Noun (pronounced: ad-min-i-stra-tiv suh-lek-tiv-i-tee)
The bureaucratic art of choosing which laws, rules, and regulations to enforce based entirely on who is breaking them, who it benefits, or whether it's convenient.
The legal and institutional equivalent of "rules for thee, but a convenient administrative blind spot for me."
The bureaucratic art of choosing which laws, rules, and regulations to enforce based entirely on who is breaking them, who it benefits, or whether it's convenient.
The legal and institutional equivalent of "rules for thee, but a convenient administrative blind spot for me."
The city ignored the massive safety violations at the downtown corporate high-rise, but used administrative selectivity to slap a $5,000 fine on Mrs. Higgins for having her trash can out twenty minutes past the curfew."
Example 2:
"Don't worry about the inspector; if you're on the right side of the fence, it's just a matter of administrative selectivity."
Example 2:
"Don't worry about the inspector; if you're on the right side of the fence, it's just a matter of administrative selectivity."
Administrative Selectivity by sipsips1p October 13, 2026
