| administration | | |
| n. (act) | 1. administration, disposal | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs). |
| ~ business enterprise, business, commercial enterprise | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.; "computers are now widely used in business" |
| ~ management, direction | the act of managing something.; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" |
| ~ conducting | the way of administering a business. |
| ~ line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output. |
| ~ organization, organisation | the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business.; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department" |
| ~ running | the act of administering or being in charge of something.; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time" |
| ~ polity | shrewd or crafty management of public affairs.; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity" |
| n. (group) | 2. administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" |
| ~ body | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" |
| ~ authorities, government, regime | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" |
| ~ curia | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church. |
| ~ top brass | the most important persons in a governing body. |
| ~ executive | persons who administer the law. |
| ~ judiciary, bench | persons who administer justice. |
| ~ county council | the elected governing body of a county. |
| ~ government officials, officialdom | people elected or appointed to administer a government. |
| ~ pecking order, power structure, hierarchy | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body. |
| ~ management | those in charge of running a business. |
| ~ advisory board, planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator. |
| n. (act) | 3. administration, giving medication | the act of administering medication. |
| ~ medication | the act of treating with medicines or remedies. |
| ~ drip feed | the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time. |
| ~ drugging, sedation | the administration of a sedative agent or drug. |
| n. (time) | 4. administration, presidency, presidential term | the tenure of a president.; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" |
| ~ incumbency, tenure, term of office | the term during which some position is held. |
| n. (act) | 5. administration, governance, governing, government, government activity | the act of governing; exercising authority.; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" |
| ~ land reform | a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action). |
| ~ squandermania | prodigious squandering (usually by a government). |
| ~ price-fixing | control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce. |
| ~ social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action. |
| ~ misgovernment, misrule | government that is inefficient or dishonest. |
| ~ lawmaking, legislating, legislation | the act of making or enacting laws. |
| ~ trust busting | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws). |
| ~ devolvement, devolution | the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government). |
| ~ destabilisation, destabilization | the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy). |
| ~ protest march | occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license. |
| ~ government | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed.; "tyrannical government" |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| ~ paternalism | the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good. |
| ~ manifesto, pronunciamento | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government). |
| ~ authorities, government, regime | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" |
| ~ event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials). |
| ~ bounty, premium | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military. |
| ~ zero-coupon bond, zero coupon bond | a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security. |
| ~ office, power | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power.; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" |
| ~ anarchy, lawlessness | a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). |
| ~ reform-minded, reformist, progressive | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action). |
| ~ allegiant | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government).; "it is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces" |
| ~ federal | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities.; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations" |
| ~ unitary | characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority.; "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government" |
| ~ minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics). |
| n. (act) | 6. administration, judicature | the act of meting out justice according to the law. |
| ~ justice | judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments. |
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