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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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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