English Explanatory Dictionary

administration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of administration.

Pronunciation

/ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ en-us-administration.ogg /ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/ /ədˌmən.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/

Word forms

administration administrations

Etymology

From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration. Equivalent to administrate + -ion.

Synonyms

administration direction governance management supervision

Related words

administer administrative administrator

Derived words

administrational administrationese administration of the fulness of times administrationspeak antiadministration business administration coadministration letter of administration maladministration male-administration misadministration mono-administration multi-administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nonadministration overadministration postadministration preadministration proadministration public administration readministration route of administration self-administration subadministration

Translations

Farefare: yel-mãalgɔ zẽ'a
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