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administration
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administration
n.
management (of an office, project, etc.); execution of managerial duties; people in charge of directing or managing, supervisors, leadership; act of dispensing or applying (i.e. drugs, medication, etc.)
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Administration
Administration may refer to:
- Administration (British football), reorganisation of a British football club's financial affairs that occurs when the club cannot pay its debts
- Administration (law), whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision
- Administration (probate law), administration of an estate on death
- Central administration, the highest administrative department of an organization
- Drug administration, delivery of a drug into the body
- Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
- Academic administration, a branch of an academic institution responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution
- Military administration, the techniques and systems used by military services involved in the management of the armed forces
- Public administration, advancement and implementation of government policy, or the management of public programs
- Business administration, the performance or management of business operations
- Administration (government), management in or of government
- Network administration, maintenance and configuration of a computer network
- System administration, the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems
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administration
Noun
1. a method of tending to (especially business) matters
(synonym) disposal
(hypernym) management, direction
(hyponym) line management
(derivation) administer, administrate
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
(synonym) governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
(hypernym) body
(hyponym) Curia
(part-holonym) government, authorities, regime
(member-meronym) advisory board, planning board
(part-meronym) hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
(derivation) administer, administrate
3. the act of administering medication
(synonym) giving medication
(hypernym) medication
(hyponym) drip feed
(derivation) administer, dispense
4. the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"
(synonym) presidency, presidential term
(hypernym) tenure, term of office, incumbency
(derivation) administer, administrate
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Administration (die)
nf.
(of an office, project, etc.) administration, management; execution of managerial duties
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administration
nf.
management, direction; running, trust; administration
