administration

English

/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) 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.
  • (countable) A body that administers; 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.
  • (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
  • (uncountable) Management.
  • (uncountable) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English administracioun derived from Old French administration derived from Latin administratio.

Origin

Latin

administratio

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