Administration

   [ad min′is trā′s̸hən, əd-]
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Administration is defined as the act of managing duties, responsibilities, or rules.noun

An example of administration is the act of the principal in the school managing the faculty and staff and employing the rules of the school system.

The definition of administration refers to the group of individuals who are in charge of creating and enforcing rules and regulations, or those in leadership positions who complete important tasks.noun

An example of administration is the President of the United States and the individuals he appoints to support him.

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noun

  1. the act of administering; management; specif., the management of governmental or institutional affairs
    1. administrators collectively
    2. the officials in the executive branch of a government and their policies and principles
  3. their term of office
  4. the administering (of punishment, medicine, a sacrament, an oath, etc.)
  5. Law the management and settling (of an estate) by an administrator or executor

Origin: ME administracioun < OFr administration < L administratio < pp. of administrare, administer

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noun
  1. The act or process of administering, especially the management of a government or large institution.
  2. The activity of a government or state in the exercise of its powers and duties.
  3. often Administration
    a. The executive branch of a government.
    b. The group of people who manage or direct an institution, especially a school or college.
  4. The term of office of an executive officer or body.
  5. Law Management and disposal of a trust or estate.
  6. The dispensing, applying, or tendering of something, such as an oath, a sacrament, or medicine.

Related Forms:

  • ad·minˈis·traˌtive adjective
  • ad·minˈis·traˌtive·ly adverb
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administration - Legal Definition

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n

  1. A court’s management and distribution of property during a judicial proceeding.
  2. The management and settlement of the estate of an intestate or of a testator who has no executor by a person appointed by the court.
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Administration

Variant of administration

noun

  1. the act of administering; management; specif., the management of governmental or institutional affairs
    1. administrators collectively
    2. the officials in the executive branch of a government and their policies and principles
  3. their term of office
  4. the administering (of punishment, medicine, a sacrament, an oath, etc.)
  5. Law the management and settling (of an estate) by an administrator or executor

Origin: ME administracioun < OFr administration < L administratio < pp. of administrare, administer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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