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Definition of administration noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

administration

noun
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/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/
 
/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/
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  1.  
    (also informal admin)
    [uncountable] 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.
    see also business administration
    Extra Examples
    • The college loses a lot of money through poor administration.
    • A large part of his job involves routine administration.
    • They are gradually doing away with centralized bureaucratic administration.
    • Until now, she has been entirely responsible for the administration of the school.
    Topics Businessb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • effective
    • efficient
    • good
    • …
    verb + administration
    • be in charge of
    • be responsible for
    administration + noun
    • costs
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  2.  
    (often Administration)
    [countable] 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.
    Extra Examples
    • He was Secretary of Education in Bush's first administration.
    • Her resignation is the second of a senior member of the administration within a month.
    • The current administration will remain in office until elections in November.
    • He continued as head of a caretaker administration.
    • the handover of sovereignty by the British colonial administration
    • the role of the UN in the setting-up of an interim administration
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • colonial
    • federal
    • local
    • …
    verb + administration
    • form
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  3. [uncountable] the management of public affairs synonym government (2)
    • under… administration The inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration.
  4. [uncountable] the process or act of organizing the way that something is done
    • the administration of justice
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • effective
    • efficient
    • good
    • …
    verb + administration
    • be in charge of
    • be responsible for
    administration + noun
    • costs
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  5. [countable] the people who plan, organize and run a business, an institution, etc.
    • university administrations
    Extra Examples
    • The hospital administration can refuse patients' access to their own records.
    • The prison administration is working hard to improve the service.
    • He has been in dispute with the New Zealand cricket administration.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • college
    • hospital
    • prison
    • …
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  6. [uncountable] (formal) the act of giving a drug to somebody
    • the administration of antibiotics
    Topics Healthcareb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • intravenous
    • oral
    • drug
    • …
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  7. [uncountable] (British English, Australian English, law) 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.
    compare Chapter 11
    8. Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin administratio(n-), from the verb administrare , from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.
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