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administration Definition

ad·min·is·tra·tion (ad min′is trā′s̸hən, əd-)

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

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

administration Synonyms

administration

n.

  1. The direction of affairs

    management, government, supervision, command, superintendence, guidance, surveillance, conduct, conducting, directing, direction, decision making, decision theory, oversight, organization, agency, authority, disposition, policing, treatment, handling, strategy, policy, ordering, legislation, jurisdiction, execution, regulation, performance, rule, order, enforcement, charge, control, power, husbandry, housekeeping, stewardship.

  2. Those who direct affairs

    directors, administrators, officers, supervisors, executives, superintendents, advisers, command, stewards, strategists, officials, committee, board, board of directors, board of governors, board of overseers, executive, executive office, executive branch, legislature, office of the president, president, presidency, chief executive, cabinet, ministry, commander, chair, chairman, general, admiral, commander in chief, central office, headquarters, the management, executive committee, bureau, consulate, consulate general, embassy, legation, department, Washington, chargé d'affaires, governmental power, party in power, brass*; front office*, the powers that be*, (insider's) insider*, the man*.

  3. The period in which an administration, sense 2, is operative

    term, term of office, tenure, presidency, regime, reign, dynasty, incumbency, power, stay.

administration Law Definition

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.

administration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • justice: Top of page Notifying the Law Officers The Attorney General has a public interest function to ensure the fair administration of justice.
  • estate: David brings to the firm considerable experience in all areas of the administration of estates.
  • medicine: Please refer to the NMC's Guidelines for the administration of medicines.
  • antibiotic: An analogy to medical technologies can be made, using the contrast between an immunization and a controlled longitudinal administration of antibiotics.
  • charity: The day to day administration of the charity is handled by the secretary, Richard Tyler, at Whiting & Partners ' Ely Office.

Converse of object

  • devolve: Whilst the English Sports Council is funded through the UK government, the other three receive their funds through their own devolved administrations.
  • simplify: It improves a company's liquidity, offering security when selling on credit terms and simplifying administration via ' outsourcing ' .
  • streamline: The point of Stub Zones is to streamline administration, improve name resolution and possibly, reduce network traffic.

Adjective modifier

  • intravenous: Intravenous administration of arginine has reduced blood pressure in humans in some reports.
  • concomitant: Since NSAIDs and pioglitazone are associated with fluid retention, concomitant administration of NSAIDs and Competact may increase the risk of edema.
  • day-to-day: The shareholders do not retain much control of the day-to-day administration of the company's affairs.
  • oral: After oral administration, metformin absorption is saturable and incomplete.
  • Conservative: Control of the GLC alternated between Labor and Conservative administrations in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • interim: Short said an interim international administration in Kosovo was envisaged to co-ordinate the humanitarian effort.

Modifies a noun

  • fee: We will deduct an administration fee of GBP 100 in cases where a refund is granted.
  • official: Administration officials said the effort was not intended to create an interim government or to settle the unresolved question of who would replace Hussein.
  • charge: We will make an administration charge of £ 10 per person for every transfer we make.
  • cost: The seller would also pay a fee into a " transfer fund " for administration costs.

Noun used with modifier

  • clinton: Are worried about looking to pass as what we for the clinton administration.
  • colonial: Nevertheless, individual fasts against the cruelties of the English colonial administration are recorded several times over the subsequent years.