Administration

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É™dËŒmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration.

Full definition of administration

Noun

1. (uncountable) 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. (countable) A body that administers; 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.Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
3. (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.''the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.
4. (uncountable, business) Management.
5. (uncountable, legal, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.The company went into voluntary administration last week.

Synonyms

• supervision, conduct, management, regulation, organization, governing

Related terms

• administer
• administrator
• administrative