English

Etymology

From administracioun , administratio: cf. administration.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /æd.mɪn.ə.steˈʃən/

Noun

1. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.
2. The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
3. The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.

Romanica

Noun

administration f

1. administration 1. action of furnishing or applying 2. management of public affairs, an institution, business, etc. 3. the persons collectively managing public affairs, an institution, business, etc.