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[ad-min-uh-strey-shuh
n] 
ad⋅min⋅is⋅tra⋅tion
[ad-min-uh-strey-shuhn] –noun
| 1. | the management of any office, business, or organization; direction. |
| 2. | the function of a political state in exercising its governmental duties. |
| 3. | the duty or duties of an administrator in exercising the executive functions of the position. |
| 4. | the management by an administrator of such duties. |
| 5. | a body of administrators, esp. in government. |
| 6. | (often initial capital letter) the executive branch of the U.S. government as headed by the President and in power during his or her term of office: The Administration has threatened to veto the new bill. The Reagan administration followed President Carter's. |
| 7. | the period of service of a governmental administrator or body of governmental administrators. |
| 8. | any group entrusted with executive or administrative powers: the administration of a college. |
| 9. | Law. management of a decedent's estate by an executor or administrator, or of a trust estate by a trustee. |
| 10. | an act of dispensing, esp. formally: administration of the sacraments. |
| 11. | supervision of the taking of an oath or the like. |
| 12. | application, as of a salve or medicine. |
Origin:
1275–1325; ME administracio(u)n < L administrātiōn- (s. of administrātiō) service. See administrate, -ion
1275–1325; ME administracio(u)n < L administrātiōn- (s. of administrātiō) service. See administrate, -ion
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| ad·min·is·tra·tion
(ād-mĭn'ĭ-strā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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| administration | |
noun | |
| 1. | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
| 2. | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" |
| 3. | the act of administering medication |
| 4. | the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: presidency] |
| 5. | the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: government] |
| 6. | the act of meting out justice according to the law |
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Main Entry: ad·min·is·tra·tion
Pronunciation: &d-"min-&-'strA-sh&n, (")ad-
Function: noun
1 : the act ofgiving medication <administration of a dose of antitoxin —Morris Fishbein>
2 : the direction of the execution of something <administration of aquarantine law —V. G. Heiser>
Main Entry: ad·min·is·tra·tion
Pronunciation: &d-"min-&-'strA-sh&n, (")ad-
Function: noun
1 : the act ofgiving medication <administration of a dose of antitoxin —Morris Fishbein>
2 : the direction of the execution of something <administration of aquarantine law —V. G. Heiser>
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Main Entry: ad·min·is·tra·tion
Pronunciation: &d-"mi-n&-'strA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of administeringadministration of justice>
2 a : the management and disposal under court authority of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator b : the management of an estate (as of a minor) by a trustee or guardian appointed to take charge of it c : the management of assets held in a trust
3 : the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
4 a : a body of persons (as of an organization) who administer b often cap : a group that makes up the executive branch of a presidential government c : a governmental agency or board
5 : the term of office of an administrative officer or body
Main Entry: ad·min·is·tra·tion
Pronunciation: &d-"mi-n&-'strA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of administering
2 a : the management and disposal under court authority of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator b : the management of an estate (as of a minor) by a trustee or guardian appointed to take charge of it c : the management of assets held in a trust
3 : the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
4 a : a body of persons (as of an organization) who administer b often cap : a group that makes up the executive branch of a presidential government c : a governmental agency or board
5 : the term of office of an administrative officer or body
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Administration
Ad*min`is*tra"tion\ (?; 277), n. [OE. administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.]1. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management. His financial administration was of a piece with his military administration. --Macaulay. 2. The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain. A mild and popular administration. --Macaulay. The administration has been opposed in parliament. --Johnson. 3. The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament. 4. (Law) (a) The management and disposal, under legal authority, of the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no competent executor. (b) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor, the strictly corresponding term execution not being in use. Administration with the will annexed, administration granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or where his appointment of an executor for any cause has failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc. Syn: Conduct; management; direction; regulation; execution; dispensation; distribution.
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