administration

[ ad-min-uh-strey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
2. the function of a political state in exercising its governmental duties.
3. the duty or duties of an administrator in exercising the executive functions of the position.
4. the management by an administrator of such duties.
5. a body of administrators, especially in government.
6. Often Administration. the executive branch of the U.S. government during a particular president's term of office: The current administration has threatened to veto the new bill.

   The Reagan administration followed President Carter's.

   The current administration has threatened to veto the new bill.

7. the period of service of a governmental administrator or body of governmental administrators.
8. any group entrusted with executive or administrative powers:

   the administration of a college.

9. Law. management of a decedent's estate by an executor or administrator or of a trust estate by a trustee.
10. an act of dispensing, especially formally:

    administration of the sacraments.

11. supervision of the taking of an oath or the like.
12. application, as of a salve or medicine.

administration

/ ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən /

noun

1. management of the affairs of an organization, such as a business or institution
2. the duties of an administrator
3. the body of people who administer an organization
4. the conduct of the affairs of government
5. term of office: often used of presidents, governments, etc
6. the executive branch of government along with the public service; the government as a whole
7. often capital the political executive, esp of the US; the government
8. a government board, agency, authority, etc
9. property law
   1. the conduct or disposal of the estate of a deceased person
   2. the management by a trustee of an estate subject to a trust
10. 1. the administering of something, such as a sacrament, oath, or medical treatment
    2. the thing that is administered

Derived Forms

• adˈministratively, adverb
• adˈministrative, adjective

Other Words From

• ad·minis·tration·al adjective
• anti·ad·minis·tration noun adjective
• misad·minis·tration noun
• pread·minis·tration noun
• proad·minis·tration adjective
• self-ad·minis·tration noun
• subad·minis·tration noun
• super·ad·minis·tration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of administration¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English administracio(u)n, from Latin administrātiōn- (stem of administrātiō ) “service”; administrate, -ion

Example Sentences

And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, it appears that the Obama administration has opted to punish North Korea financially.

From The Daily Beast

Only two senators opposed the resolution, which the administration later claimed was the authority for a full-scale war.

From The Daily Beast

For over a decade, those trying to make better sunscreen found a roadblock at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

From The Daily Beast

“It seems to me that the operative questions are political and strategic, not legal,” said the former administration official.

From The Daily Beast

A letter from Fajardo to the king (December 10, 1621) concerns various matters of administration and business.

From Project Gutenberg

Coagulation is notably delayed in hemophilia and icterus and after administration of citric acid.

From Project Gutenberg

Quinin causes them rapidly to disappear from the peripheral blood, and few or none may be found after its administration.

From Project Gutenberg

His methodical mind hated the idea of disorder; administration came to him as Nature's gift.

From Project Gutenberg

The new Governor looked forward to happier days and an easy administration.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• board
• bureau
• cabinet
• committee
• department
• executive
• legislature
• management
• ministry
• presidency