administration
noun
ad·min·is·tra·tionəd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən 
(ˌ)ad-
1
:performance of executive duties:management
worked in theadministration of a hospital
2
:the act or process ofadministering something
theadministration of justice
theadministration of medication
3
:the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policymaking
4
a
:a body of persons who administer
b
often capitalized:a group constituting the political executive in a presidential government
a member of the Bushadministration
c
:a governmental agency or board
the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration
5
:the term of office of an administrative officer or body
during the first Clintonadministration
Examples ofadministration in a Sentence
She has a degree in businessadministration. The editorial criticizes the college'sadministration for not taking a stand on the issue. Her lecture compared the policies of thisadministration to the previous one.Administration officials refused to comment. At first, theadministration denied the allegations. The drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration. oraladministration of the drug
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U T Editorial Board,San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025According to him, the city inhabitants were feeling betrayed when it became known that Mariupol's mayor and hisadministrationhad left the city in the first days of the full-scale Russian aggression.—ABC News, 12 July 2025Topline President Donald Trump announced Saturday hisadministrationis imposing 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union and Mexico, hiking up the tariff rate for two of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners despite lengthy negotiations.—Alison Durkee,Forbes.com, 12 July 2025O’Donnell has been critical about Trump and hisadministration’s policies on numerous occasions in the past.—Toria Sheffield,People.com, 12 July 2025See All Example Sentences foradministration
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U T Editorial Board,San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025According to him, the city inhabitants were feeling betrayed when it became known that Mariupol's mayor and hisadministrationhad left the city in the first days of the full-scale Russian aggression.—ABC News, 12 July 2025Topline President Donald Trump announced Saturday hisadministrationis imposing 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union and Mexico, hiking up the tariff rate for two of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners despite lengthy negotiations.—Alison Durkee,Forbes.com, 12 July 2025O’Donnell has been critical about Trump and hisadministration’s policies on numerous occasions in the past.—Toria Sheffield,People.com, 12 July 2025See All Example Sentences foradministrationWord History
Etymology
Middle Englishadministracioun, borrowed from Anglo-Frenchamynistraciun, administracioun, borrowed from Latinadministrātiōn-, administrātiō, fromadministrāre "toadminister" +-tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined atsense 1
Time Traveler
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“Administration.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administration. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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administration
nounad·min·is·tra·tionəd-ˌmin-ə-ˈstrā-shən
ad-
1
:the act or process of administering
2
:performance of supervising duties:management
3
:the work involved in managing public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
4
a
:a group of persons who administer
b
capitalized:the executive branch of a government
Medical Definition
administration
nounad·min·is·tra·tionəd-ˌmin-ə-ˈstrā-shən, (ˌ)ad-
1
:the act of giving medication
administration of a dose of antitoxin—Morris Fishbein
Morris Fishbein2
:the direction of the execution of something
administration of a quarantine law—V. G. Heiser
V. G. HeiserLegal Definition
administration
nounad·min·is·tra·tionəd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən
1
:the act or process of administering
theadministration of justice
2
a
:the management and disposal under court authority of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator
b
:the management of an estate (as of a minor) by a trustee or guardian appointed to take charge of it
c
:the management of assets held in a trust
3
:the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
4
a
:a body of persons (as of an organization) who administer
b
often capitalized:a group that makes up the executive branch of a presidential government
c
:a governmental agency or board
5
:the term of office of an administrative officer or body
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