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administration

noun
UK
/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/
US
/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/
B2noun

the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution

Administration costs are passed on to the customer.

the day-to-day administration of a company

I work in the Sales Administration department.

B2noun

the government of a country, especially the US

during/under the… administration under the Trump administration

Successive administrations have failed to solve the country's economic problems.

A senior administration official has decided to step down.

noun

the management of public affairs

under… administration The inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration.

noun

the process or act of organizing the way that something is done

the administration of justice

noun

the people who plan, organize and run a business, an institution, etc.

university administrations

noun

the act of giving a drug to somebody

the administration of antibiotics

noun

a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are managed by an independent administrator

If it cannot find extra funds, the company will go into administration.