public administration

noun

1. the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch.
2. a field of study preparing persons for careers in such work.

Example Sentences

Gates graduated from Capistrano Union High School, Orange Coast College and Cal State Long Beach, where he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminology, and also did extensive graduate study in public administration at Claremont Graduate School.

From Los Angeles Times

Donald F. Kettl, a retired professor of public administration at the University of Maryland, noted that if a new Trump administration fired just a few employees in each agency, the rest would quickly get the message.

From Los Angeles Times

Public administration requires accountability, and so therefore it requires human beings.”

From BBC

In 2014, Ms Shaheen returned to Afghanistan, where she studied political science and public administration at the American University in Kabul.

From BBC

At the national government's Digital Agency, which was established in 2021 to overcome inefficiency in public administration, AI is also used to train its staff.

From BBC