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

Some people would say that it’s hard for any politician to admit a failure in the administration, as a justification for the delay, but the reality is different and has nothing to do with public administration 101.

From Washington Blade

It’s not only because we certainly have had a history of bad public administration on the island, but because when it comes to certain subjects, the system drags its feet over enforcement.

From Washington Blade

He never directed another seminar on public administration in developing countries or wrote another book on public policy.

From The Daily Beast

It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration.

From Project Gutenberg

But even the omnipotence of Jovius and Herculius was insufficient to sustain the weight of the public administration.

From Project Gutenberg

The number of this class needing public administration is calculated at 7615.

From Project Gutenberg

We have seen that in Massachusetts the principal part of the public administration lies in the township.

From Project Gutenberg

Under its sway, the transactions of the public administration are not nearly so important as what is done by private exertion.

From Project Gutenberg