administration
Meaning
- 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.
- The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted 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.
- The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
- A body that administers; a body of administrators.
- The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
- Management.
- An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
Synonyms
governing body
government activity
main office
presidential term
political power
giving medication
state affairs
storage room
executive staff
government service
state power
conduct of state affairs
preparing food
administrative section
care delivery
management control
administration of estate
managment
administrative authorities
president’s office
chancellors office
administrative agency
administrative body
administrative organization
board of management
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration.
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