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   Ad·min·is·tra·tion

   /ədˌminəˈstrāSH(ə)n/

   

   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 this, regarded collectively: "the university administration took their demands seriously"
   • ▪ the management and disposal of the property of an intestate, deceased person, debtor, or other individual, or of an 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 officials in the executive branch of government under a particular chief executive: "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"
   • ▪ a government agency: "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).

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