administration has definitions from the fields of medicine,work
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[ noun ] (work) a method of tending to (especially business) matters

Synonyms

disposal

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

However , the jury said it believes `` these two offices should be combined to achieve greater efficiency and reduce the cost of administration '' .

The jury praised the administration and operation of the Atlanta Police_Department , the Fulton_Tax_Commissioner_'s_Office , the Bellwood and Alpharetta prison_farms , Grady_Hospital and the Fulton_Health_Department .

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

Considerable technical skill was used and the administration of the elections was generally above reproach .

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

Possibly , the coconut containing dessert had brought_up bitter problems of administration .

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[ noun ] the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a governing body and who administer something

Examples

"he claims that the present administration is corrupt" "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"

Used in print

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

The Administration maintains a productive facilities inventory of small business industrial concerns that have voluntarily registered .

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[ noun ] (medicine) the act of administering medication

Used in print

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

The emotional_states produced by drugs influence the cortical_potentials in a characteristic manner ; synchrony prevails in the EEG of the experimental animal after administration of tranquilizers , but asynchrony after application of analeptic and psychoactive_drugs .

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[ noun ] the tenure of a president

Examples

"things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

During the last years of Woodrow_Wilson 's administration , a red_scare developed in our country .

Related terms

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