administration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ədˌmən.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
- /ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration. Equivalent to administrate + -ion.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
[…] the fact that the propertied classes are no longer the best educated, and the fact that the large number of people who owe their position solely to their general education do not possess that experience of the working of the economic system which the administration of property gives are important to understanding the role of the intellectual.
1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 420:
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(countable, usually) 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.
The trove of documents from half a dozen federal agencies in recent days are a direct result of a blockbuster Supreme Court decision last month that allowed the administration to develop plans for ending birthright citizenship – even though the effort has once again been placed on hold.
2025 July 28, Devan Cole, John Fritze, Priscilla Alvarez, “New documents show how passport and Social Security rules would change to enforce Trump’s birthright citizenship order”, in CNN:Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
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(uncountable, usually) The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
The Duterte administration
The Obama administration
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(countable, usually) A body that administers; a body of administrators.
The Chiang Mai Administrative Court ruled in favour of students from the Media Arts and Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, who filed for a temporary injunction on 18 October after the University administration prohibited them from showing their final theses in the University Art Centre because some pieces dealt with social and political themes.
2021 November 6, Prachatai, “Chiang Mai Administrative Court rules in favour of CMU student”, in Prachatai, Bangkok: Prachatai, retrieved 06 Nov 2021:
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(uncountable, usually) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament
oral administration of insulin
- (uncountable, usually) Management.
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(UK, uncountable, usually) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
The company went into voluntary administration last week.
The other ambitions, and much of Prescott's plan, foundered just south of Hatfield that October, when a GNER express derailed on a shattered rail […], plunging the railway into a crisis that led to private track owner Railtrack being put into administration.
2024 September 4, Philip Haigh, “Can public-private partnerships be made to deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| administrations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
administrational · coadministration · nonadministration · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · business administration · misadministration · public administration · proadministration · subadministration · administrationese · antiadministration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · maladministration · route of administration · administration of the fulness of times · male-administration · multi-administration · overadministration · preadministration · letter of administration · readministration · mono-administration · postadministration · administrationspeak · self-administration
Descendants
Hyponyms
procurement · reimbursement · commerce · training · recruitment · logistics
Relateds
administrative · administer · administrator
Synonyms
management · administration · governance · supervision · direction
Translations (218)
tl administrasyon (the act of administering) · fa-ira مُدیرِیَّت (the act of administering) · gd riaghladh (the act of administering) · it amministrazione (the act of administering) · kl allaffeqarfik (the act of administering) · sv administration (the act of administering) · cs administrace (the executive part of government) · sk administratíva (the executive part of government) · lv vadība (the act of administering) · cmn 行政 (the act of administering) · hu apparátus (the executive part of government) · ota زمام (the act of administering) · el διαχείριση (the act of administering) · se administrašuvdna (the executive part of government) · ko 관청 (the executive part of government) · tl pangasiwaan (the act of administering) · bg управле́ние (the act of administering) · cs správa (the act of administering) · tl asiwa (the executive part of government) · th การจัดการ (the act of administering) · pl administracja (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · ko 정권 (the executive part of government) · he מִנְהָל (the executive part of government) · tl administrasyon (the executive part of government) · nb administrasjon (the executive part of government) · tg маъмурият (the executive part of government) · et haldamine (the act of administering) · fr administration (the executive part of government) · ca administració (the act of administering) · la administrātiō (the act of administering) · az müdiriyyət (the executive part of government) · ru управле́ние (the act of administering) · et valitsus (the executive part of government) · ru отправле́ние (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · ota سیاست (the act of administering) · az idarə (the act of administering) · hu igazgatás (the act of administering) · sk správa (the act of administering) · ka ადმინისტრაცია (the executive part of government) · tg идора (the act of administering) · bn প্রশাসন (the executive part of government) · hu kormány (the executive part of government) · gsw Verwautig (the act of administering) · fi annostelu (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · be кіраўні́цтва (the act of administering) · hu kormányzat (the executive part of government) · de Verabreichung (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · ms pentadbiran (the act of administering) · eo administrado (the executive part of government) · cs administrativa (the act of administering) · pt ministração (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · hu intézés (the act of administering) · de Verwaltung (the executive part of government) · ug ئىدارە (the executive part of government) · be праўле́нне (the executive part of government) · lv administrācija (the act of administering) · gsw Verwautig (the executive part of government) · pt aplicação (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · et administratsioon (the act of administering) · kk басқарма (the executive part of government) · de Administration (the act of administering) · nn administrasjon (the act of administering) · tr idare (the act of administering) · fi johto (the executive part of government) · ml കാര്യനിർവഹണം (the act of administering) · hi प्रबंधन (the act of administering) · eo administrantaro (the act of administering) · hu szervezés (the act of administering) · ka ადმინისტრირება (the act of administering) · ru примене́ние (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · fi hallintotoimi (the act of administering) · ht administrasyon (the executive part of government) · sd انتظاميه (the executive part of government) · tr yönetim (the act of administering) · tr idarecilik (the act of administering) · gl administración (the executive part of government) · es administración (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · uk адміністра́ція (the executive part of government) · cs administrativa (the executive part of government) · tg мудирият (the act of administering) · kk басқару (the act of administering) · lv pārvalde (the act of administering) · da forvaltning (the executive part of government) · cmn 管理 (the act of administering) · hy կառավարում (the act of administering) · be кірава́нне (the executive part of government) · sq administratë (the act of administering) · uk управлі́ння (the executive part of government) · ckb بەرێوبەرایەتی (the executive part of government) · lv valdība (the executive part of government) · hu kezelés (the act of administering) · nn forvaltning (the executive part of government) · sh администра́ција (the executive part of government) · sco admeenistration (the executive part of government) · fr administration (the act of administering) · fr administration (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · ar مُرَاقَبَة (the act of administering) · pt administração (the executive part of government) · tl pangasiwaan (the executive part of government) · ca administració (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · tr hükümet (the executive part of government) · cmn 政府 (the executive part of government) · pl administracja (the executive part of government) · la administrātiō (the executive part of government) · ce администраци (the act of administering) · hi निर्वाह (the act of administering) · it somministrazione (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · bar Vawoitung (the executive part of government) · tg идора (the executive part of government) · kk әкімшілік (the executive part of government) · ru администра́ция (the act of administering) · hu adminisztráció (the act of administering) · ce ӏедал (the act of administering) · da administration (the act of administering) · eo administracio (the executive part of government) · tg мудирият (the executive part of government) · lt administracija (the act of administering) · yi אַדמיניסטראַציע (the act of administering) · nn forvalting (the act of administering) · cmn 機關 /机关 (the executive part of government) · uz administratsiya (the executive part of government) · ca administració (the executive part of government) · nn forvaltning (the act of administering) · pt administração (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · sq qeveri (the executive part of government) · hu ügyintézés (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · de Verwaltung (the act of administering) · uk управлі́ння (the act of administering) · hy վարչարարություն (the act of administering) · ky башкармалык (the executive part of government) · mi minitatanga (the act of administering) · sk správa (the executive part of government) · tet administrasaun (the act of administering) · tg маъмурият (the act of administering) · ro administrare (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · ka მართვა (the act of administering) · hu adagolás (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · nb administrasjon (the act of administering) · ru управле́ние (the executive part of government) · nn forvalting (the executive part of government) · ro administrație (the executive part of government) · sh administrácija (the executive part of government) · ro administrare (the act of administering) · bg ръково́дство (the act of administering) · be адміністра́цыя (the executive part of government) · ja 政権 (the executive part of government) · ja 官庁 (the executive part of government) · lt valdžia (the executive part of government) · sl uprava (the act of administering) · be адміністра́цыя (the act of administering) · cs správa (the executive part of government) · ur اِنْتِظام (the act of administering) · hu gazdálkodás (the act of administering) · sv förvaltning (the act of administering) · se administrašuvdna (the act of administering) · es administración (the act of administering) · hi प्रशासन (the executive part of government) · vi quản lý (the act of administering) · nl administratie (the act of administering) · mt amministrazzjoni (the executive part of government) · hu nyújtás (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · ky администрация (the executive part of government) · nb forvaltning (the act of administering) · gl administración (the act of administering) · gl administración (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · sh администра́ција (the act of administering) · gur yel-mãalgɔ zẽ'a (location of offices for this) · fi hallinto (the act of administering) · ru администра́ция (the executive part of government) · uz idora (the executive part of government) · sv förvaltning (the executive part of government) · nn administrasjon (the executive part of government) · hu beadás (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · ja 管理 (the act of administering) · ru руково́дство (the act of administering) · ms administrasi (the act of administering) · hu államapparátus (the executive part of government) · vi hành chính (the executive part of government) · sq qeveri Government (the act of administering) · bar Vawoitung (the act of administering) · te నిర్వాహము (the act of administering) · sh administrácija (the act of administering) · bg администра́ция (the executive part of government) · id administrasi (the act of administering) · sl vlada (the executive part of government) · uk керівни́цтво (the act of administering) · es administración (the executive part of government) · sd انتظامڪاري (the act of administering) · fi hallinto (the executive part of government) · ar إِدَارَة (the act of administering) · grc διαχείρισις (the act of administering) · vi sự quản lý (the act of administering) · eo administracio (the act of administering) · lo ການຈັດການ (the act of administering) · mk администрација (the act of administering) · hu szolgáltatás (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · uz maʼmuriyat (the executive part of government) · nl toediening (the act of administering or tendering something to another) · uz boshqarma (the executive part of government) · fa-ira اِدارِه (the act of administering) · hy վարչակազմ (the executive part of government) · ota اداره (the act of administering) · be кірава́ньне (the executive part of government) · ka ხელმძღვანელობა (the act of administering) · ur اِنْتِظامِیَہ (the act of administering) · ko 관리 (the act of administering) · uk адміністра́ція (the act of administering) · ht administrasyon (the act of administering) · ja 行政 (the executive part of government) · be праўле́ньне (the executive part of government) · pl administracja (the act of administering) · nb forvaltning (the executive part of government) · pt administração (the act of administering) · ur سِیاسَت (the act of administering) · ka ადმინისტრაცია (the act of administering) · ar إِدَارَة تَنْفِيذِيَّة (the executive part of government) · nl bestuur (the executive part of government) · fa-ira اِدارِه (the executive part of government)