administration (ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
Alternative Forms
adˈministrative adjective adˈministratively adverbSynonyms
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management,
government,
running,
control,
performance,
handling,
direction,
conduct,
application,
command,
provision,
distribution,
governing,
administering,
execution,
overseeing,
supervision,
manipulation,
governance,
dispensation,
superintendence,
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distribution,
supplying,
dispensation,
dealing out,
appointment,
endowment,
allotment,
disbursement,
apportionment,
bestowal,
conferment,
Translations
- British English:
administration
Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization functions.Too much time is spent on administration.ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən NOUN Too much time is spent on administration.
- Spanish:
administración
nf
- French:
administration
nf
- German:
Verwaltung
nf
- Chinese: 行政 n
- Arabic: إِدَارَة n
- Portuguese: administração nf
- Russian: управление nnt
- Croatian: administracija nf
- Czech: administrativa nf
- Danish: administration nutr
- Dutch: administratie nf
- Finnish: hallinto n
- Greek: διοίκηση nf
- Italian: amministrazione nf
- Japanese: 管理 n
- Korean: 관리 n
- Norwegian: administrasjon nm
- Polish: administracja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: administração nf
- European Spanish:
administración
nf
- Swedish: administration nutr
- Thai: การบริหาร n
- Turkish: yönetim n
- Vietnamese: sự quản lý n
Usage examples
He could not have lived without the flock, for the administration at the cotton mill where he worked was corrupt.
, Kara Kush (1986)They also dislike the centralising tendencies of the Bush administration , which they believe restricts their autonomy.
New Scientist (2004)THE current British intervention comes at a critical moment for the Bush administration.
Irish Times (2002)The deteriorating quality of public administration is one of the great mysteries of the age.
Glasgow Herald (2001)For an administration intent on reducing government deficits, spending such a sum was out of the question.
, DOT.CON (2001)