administration

Meaning

  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.
  2. 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.
  3. The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
  4. A body that administers; a body of administrators.
  5. The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
  6. Management.
  7. 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

Frequency

C1
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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