administration
noun
ad·min·is·tra·tion
əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən 
(ˌ)ad-
1
: performance of executive duties : management
worked in the administration of a hospital
2
: the act or process of administering something
the administration of justice
the administration of medication
3
: the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policymaking
4
a
: a body of persons who administer
b
often capitalized
: a group constituting the political executive in a presidential government
a member of the Bush administration
c
: a governmental agency or board
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
5
: the term of office of an administrative officer or body
during the first Clinton administration
Synonyms
Examples of administration in a Sentence
She has a degree in business administration.
The editorial criticizes the college's administration for not taking a stand on the issue.
Her lecture compared the policies of this administration to the previous one.
Administration officials refused to comment.
At first, the administration denied the allegations.
The drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
oral administration of the drug
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Just who is leading the Trump administration’s big cuts to the federal workforce, anyway?
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Do Trump and Vance and their administration regard Ukraine as an ally and Putin’s Russia as an enemy?
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
Judges have issued more than a dozen orders at least temporarily blocking aspects of Trump’s agenda, ranging from an executive order to end U.S. citizenship extended automatically to people born in this country to the administration’s authorization of Musk’s team’s access to sensitive federal data.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Federal Incentives And Policy Much like the Truth in Sentencing program, under Bondi’s direction, the DOJ may develop financial incentives for local and state jurisdictions to align with the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
—Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Do Trump and Vance and their administration regard Ukraine as an ally and Putin’s Russia as an enemy?
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
Judges have issued more than a dozen orders at least temporarily blocking aspects of Trump’s agenda, ranging from an executive order to end U.S. citizenship extended automatically to people born in this country to the administration’s authorization of Musk’s team’s access to sensitive federal data.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Federal Incentives And Policy Much like the Truth in Sentencing program, under Bondi’s direction, the DOJ may develop financial incentives for local and state jurisdictions to align with the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
—Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Administration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administration. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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administration
noun
ad·min·is·tra·tion
əd-ˌmin-ə-ˈstrā-shən
ad-
1
: the act or process of administering
2
: performance of supervising duties : management
3
: the work involved in managing public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
4
a
: a group of persons who administer
b
capitalized
: the executive branch of a government
Medical Definition
administration
noun
ad·min·is·tra·tion
əd-ˌmin-ə-ˈstrā-shən, (ˌ)ad-
1
: the act of giving medication
administration of a dose of antitoxin—Morris Fishbein
Morris Fishbein2
: the direction of the execution of something
administration of a quarantine law—V. G. Heiser
V. G. HeiserLegal Definition
administration
noun
ad·min·is·tra·tion
əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən
1
: the act or process of administering
the administration of justice
2
a
: the management and disposal under court authority of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator
b
: the management of an estate (as of a minor) by a trustee or guardian appointed to take charge of it
c
: the management of assets held in a trust
3
: the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
4
a
: a body of persons (as of an organization) who administer
b
often capitalized
: a group that makes up the executive branch of a presidential government
c
: a governmental agency or board
5
: the term of office of an administrative officer or body
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