administration
administration
ad·min·is·tra·tion
/ədˌmınəˈstreıʃən/ noun , pl -tions
1 a [ noncount ] : the activities that relate to running a company, school, or other organization
He works in hospital administration. [=his work involves management of a hospital]
She has a degree in business administration.
1 b [ count ] : a group of people who manage the way a company, school, or other organization functions
The editorial criticizes the college's administration for not taking a stand on the issue.
2 or Administration [ count ]
2 a : a government or part of a government that is identified with its leader (such as a U.S. president or British prime minister)
We studied U.S. foreign policy in/during the Reagan Administration. [=during the time when Reagan was President]
the Thatcher administration
Her lecture compared the policies of this administration to the previous one.
Administration officials refused to comment.
At first, the administration denied the allegations.
2 b : a U.S. government department
The drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
3 [ noncount ] : the act or process of providing or administering something
the administration of justice
oral administration of the drug
