administration Noun 1. management of the affairs of an organization 2. the people who administer an organization 3. a government: the first non-communist administration in the country's history 4. the act of administering something, such as medicine or an oath administrative adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | administration - a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" line management - administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output organization, organisation - the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department" running - the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time" polity - shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity" | | 2. | administration - 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"body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Curia - (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church top brass - the most important persons in a governing body management - those in charge of running a business | | 3. |  administration - the act of administering medicationmedication - the act of treating with medicines or remedies drip feed - the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time | | 4. |  administration - the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" | | 5. | administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) price-fixing - control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) devolvement, devolution - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) protest march - occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license government - (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government" paternalism - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" event planner - someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) bounty, premium - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond - a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) federal - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations" unitary - characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government" | | 6. | administration - the act of meting out justice according to the lawjustice - judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments |
administration noun 1. management, government, running, control, performance, handling, direction, conduct, application, command, provision, distribution, governing, administering, execution, overseeing, supervision, manipulation, governance, dispensation, superintendence
1. The management and execution of all military matters not included in tactics and strategy; primarily in the fields of logistics and personnel management. 2. The internal management of units.
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administration [ædmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən] n → administración f (= government); gobierno;
administration [ədmɪnɪsˈtreɪʃən] administer n (= management) → administration f (= government); gouvernement m
administration [ədmɪnɪsˈtreɪʃən] administer n (management) → Verwaltung f;
administration [ədmɪnɪsˈtreɪʃən] n → amministrazione f;
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