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   administration

   /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.: "the day-to-day administration of the company" Similar managementmanagingdirectiondirectingcommandcommandingcontrolcontrollingchargeconductconductingoperationregulationregulatinghandlingrunningleadershipgovernmentgoverningsuperintendencesupervisionsupervisingoverseeingoversightorchestrationorchestratingguidancecarearchaic:regiment
   • ▪ the people responsible for running a business, organization, etc.: "the university administration took their demands seriously"
   • ▪ the management and disposition of the property of a deceased person, debtor, or insolvent company, by a legally appointed administrator: "the company went into administration"
   • 2. the management of public affairs; government: "the inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration" Similar governmentcabinetministryregimeexecutiveauthoritydirectoratecouncilleadershipmanagementparliamentcongresssenateruleterm of officeincumbencyinformal:top brass
   • ▪ the government in power: "the administration sought to provide public reassurance"
   • ▪ the term of office of a political leader or government: North American "the early years of the Reagan Administration"
   • ▪ (in the US) a department or agency of the government: "the US Food and Drug Administration"
   • 3. the action of dispensing, giving, or applying something: "the oral administration of the antibiotic" Similar dispensationdispensingdeliveringissuinggivingprovisionprovidingapplicationapplyingdischargeallotmentdistributionapportionmentapportioningdealing outhanding outmeting outmeasuring outdoling outdisbursementdisbursingbestowalinflictioninflictingimpositionimposingenforcementenforcingexactingexecutionexerciseeffectuation

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin administratio(n-), from the verb administrare (see administer).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › administrationADMINISTRATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ADMINISTRATION definition: 1. the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization: 2. the…. Learn more.

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   administration: [noun] performance of executive duties : management.

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   10 meanings: 1. management of the affairs of an organization, such as a business or institution 2. the duties of an.... Click for more definitions.

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   Administration definition: the management of any office, business, or organization; direction. . See examples of ADMINISTRATION used in a sentence.

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   Use the word administration to describe the group of people running an organization: “University administration declared Wednesday a snow day and sent everyone home early.”

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