administration
the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
the function of a political state in exercising its governmental duties.
the duty or duties of an administrator in exercising the executive functions of the position.
the management by an administrator of such duties.
a body of administrators, especially in government.
Often Administration . the executive branch of the U.S. government during a particular president's term of office: The Reagan administration followed President Carter's.The current administration has threatened to veto the new bill.
the period of service of a governmental administrator or body of governmental administrators.
any group entrusted with executive or administrative powers: the administration of a college.
Law. management of a decedent's estate by an executor or administrator or of a trust estate by a trustee.
an act of dispensing, especially formally: administration of the sacraments.
supervision of the taking of an oath or the like.
application, as of a salve or medicine.
Origin of administration
1Other words from administration
- ad·min·is·tra·tion·al, adjective
- an·ti·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun, adjective
- mis·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
- pre·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
- pro·ad·min·is·tra·tion, adjective
- self-ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
- sub·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
- su·per·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
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How to use administration in a sentence
And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.
Instead, it appears that the Obama administration has opted to punish North Korea financially.
U.S. Spies Say They Tracked ‘Sony Hackers’ For Years | Shane Harris | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTOnly two senators opposed the resolution, which the administration later claimed was the authority for a full-scale war.
For over a decade, those trying to make better sunscreen found a roadblock at the Food and Drug administration (FDA).
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“It seems to me that the operative questions are political and strategic, not legal,” said the former administration official.
A letter from Fajardo to the king (December 10, 1621) concerns various matters of administration and business.
Coagulation is notably delayed in hemophilia and icterus and after administration of citric acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddQuinin causes them rapidly to disappear from the peripheral blood, and few or none may be found after its administration.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHis methodical mind hated the idea of disorder; administration came to him as Nature's gift.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe new Governor looked forward to happier days and an easy administration.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker
British Dictionary definitions for administration
/ (ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən) /
management of the affairs of an organization, such as a business or institution
the duties of an administrator
the body of people who administer an organization
the conduct of the affairs of government
term of office: often used of presidents, governments, etc
the executive branch of government along with the public service; the government as a whole
(often capital) mainly US the political executive, esp of the US; the government
mainly US a government board, agency, authority, etc
property law
the conduct or disposal of the estate of a deceased person
the management by a trustee of an estate subject to a trust
the administering of something, such as a sacrament, oath, or medical treatment
the thing that is administered
Derived forms of administration
- administrative, adjective
- administratively, adverb
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