administration (noun)

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• administration — noun 1 organizing how sth is done ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, efficient, good ▪ poor ▪ The college loses a lot of money through poor administration. ▪ day to day …   Collocations dictionary

• administration — ► NOUN 1) the organization and running of a business or system. 2) the action of administering. 3) the government in power. 4) chiefly N. Amer. the term of office of a political leader or government …   English terms dictionary

• administration — ad‧min‧is‧tra‧tion [ədˌmɪnˈstreɪʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] COMMERCE the activities involved with managing and organizing the work of a company or organization: • I want to spend my time on research and development rather than administration. 2.… …   Financial and business terms

• administration — ad·min·is·tra·tion /əd ˌmi nə strā shən/ n 1: the act or process of administering the administration 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… …   Law dictionary

• administration — noun 1 (U) all the activities that are involved in managing and organizing the affairs of a company, institution etc: We re looking for someone with experience in administration. | They spend too much on administration and not enough on doctors… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• administration order — ➔ order1 * * * administration order UK US noun [C] UK LAW ► an order by a court for a company that cannot pay its debts to be managed by an independent administrator who will try to improve the company s financial situation and to keep it… …   Financial and business terms

• administration — noun 1) the day to day administration of the company Syn: management, direction, control, command, charge, conduct, operation, running, leadership, government, governing, superintendence, supervision, regulation, overseeing 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• administration — noun 1) the administration of the company Syn: management, direction, control, conduct, operation, running, coordination, governance, supervision, regulation 2) the Labour administration Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• administration — (n.) mid 14c., act of giving or dispensing; late 14c., management, act of administering, from L. administrationem (nom. administratio) direction, management, noun of action from pp. stem of administrare (see ADMINISTER (Cf. administer)). Early… …   Etymology dictionary

• administration — noun Date: 14th century 1. performance of executive duties ; management 2. the act or process of administering 3. the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy making 4. a. a body of persons who administer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• administration — noun /ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/ a) 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; management. b) A body who administers; the… …   Wiktionary