Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Administration   /ædmˌɪnɪstrˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Administration

noun
1.
A method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs).  Synonym: disposal.
2.
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.  Synonyms: brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization.  "The governance of an association is responsible to its members" , "He quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
3.
The act of administering medication.  Synonym: giving medication.
4.
The tenure of a president.  Synonyms: presidency, presidential term.
5.
The act of governing; exercising authority.  Synonyms: governance, governing, government, government activity.  "He had considerable experience of government"
6.
The act of meting out justice according to the law.  Synonym: judicature.



Related searches:



WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Administration" Quotes from Famous Books



... poor man, by assuring him that outside of the political enemies of our peace, the masses in the north were honestly inclined towards the south now that slavery was at an end; and that wrong could not long prevail, with the cheerful prospect of a new administration, and the removal of all unconstitutional forces ...
— Voyage of The Paper Canoe • N. H. Bishop

... a soft place in his heart for Circassian Beauties, and as they were as common as wire tappers on Broadway under a reform administration he was always getting sentimental. We used to get a new lot of freaks each week; our agent in New York engaged 'em and sent on the advertising matter ahead, and when we looked over the list I could see Merritt's face brighten up ...
— Side Show Studies • Francis Metcalfe

... the administration of the political concerns of the kingdom, although he had promised his father-in-law to carry on the war in concert with him, yet, being apprehensive of the effects of the Portuguese power, he judged it more for his interest to seek a reconciliation with them than to provoke their resentment, ...
— The History of Sumatra - Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And - Manners Of The Native Inhabitants • William Marsden

... radicalism had done their legitimate work, it seemed a time for rest and patience, for administration rather than for fresh legislation and for a pause during which the principles of liberty and free exchange might have been left to organise the equitable distribution of the inevitably increasing wealth ...
— The Cult of Incompetence • Emile Faguet

... the Moscow manufacturers. Well aware of the real needs of the country, and unwilling to sacrifice their commercial interests to anti-humanitarian mottoes, they expressed their fear that the actions of the administration would hinder the realisation of the harvest and that the "stocks of goods would find neither consumers nor buyers nor energetic middlemen to the extent to which they otherwise ...
— The Shield • Various


More quotes...



Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org