Noun Definition

administration

1.Definition: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

Related Noun(s):disposal

Category: General

2.Definition: the act of administering medication

Category: General

3.Definition: the act of governing; exercising authority

Related Noun(s):governance, government

Category: General

4.Definition: the act of meting out justice according to the law

Related Noun(s):judicature

Category: General

5.Definition: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

"He claims that the present administration is corrupt", "The governance of an association is responsible to its members", "He quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

Related Noun(s):brass, establishment, governance, organisation, organization

Category: General

6.Definition: the tenure of a president

"Things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

Related Noun(s):presidency

Category: General