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administration.

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.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/Canada, General-American/ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/Australia/ədˌmən.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/New-Zealand
  1. 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.

    uncountable · usually
  2. 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.

    countable · usually
    Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
  3. The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.

    uncountable · usually
    The Obama administration
    The Duterte administration
  4. A body that administers; a body of administrators.

    countable · usually
  5. The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.

    uncountable · usually
    the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament
    oral administration of insulin
  6. Management.

    uncountable · usually
  7. An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.

    UK · uncountable · usually
    The company went into voluntary administration last week.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration. Equivalent to administrate + -ion.

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