administration
[noun]
Synonyms: management, application, conduct, control, direction, government, running, supervision

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English Thesaurus: government, administration, regime, the executive, democracy, ...

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ad‧min‧is‧tra‧tion S2 W2 AC /ədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən, ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: noun: administration, administrator; verb: administrate; adverb: administratively; adjective: administrative]

1. [uncountable] the activities that are involved in managing the work of a company or organization:
We’re looking for someone with experience in administration.
The health service spends too much on administration.
the administration (=the people who do this work)
the college administration

2. [countable] the government of a country at a particular time:
the Kennedy Administration
The problem has been ignored by successive administrations.

3. [uncountable] the act of administering something, especially a law, test, or medicine
administration of
the administration of justice
the administration of sedatives

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administration
noun
I. organizing how sth is done
ADJ. effective, efficient, good | poor The college loses a lot of money through poor administration.
day-to-day, routine | general | office | bureaucratic | central | arts, business, educational, financial, justice, social | government, public
VERB + ADMINISTRATION be in charge of, be responsible for
ADMINISTRATION + NOUN costs

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administration
II. people who manage an organization
ADJ. college, hospital, prison, etc.

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administration
III. government
ADJ. colonial, federal, local, municipal, provincial, regional, state | civil, imperial, royal | Conservative, Labour, etc. | caretaker, interim, temporary | coalition, joint | minority | civilian, military
VERB + ADMINISTRATION form On September 27 a new coalition administration was formed.

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administration
IV. giving a drug
ADJ. intravenous, oral | drug

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government [uncountable and countable] the group of people who govern a country or the system they use to govern it:
The French government did not sign the agreement.
a democratic system of government
administration [countable] the government of a country, especially one such as the US, which is led by a president:
the Kennedy administration
the problems left by the previous adminstration
regime [countable] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of:
Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
the executive [singular] the part of the government that makes sure that laws and decisions work well:
the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
democracy [uncountable and countable] a political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government, or a country that has this system:
The transition to democracy has not been easy.
In a democracy, people have freedom of speech.
republic [countable] a country that has an elected government, and is led by a president, not a king or queen:
Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
monarchy [uncountable and countable] /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/ the system of having a king or queen as the head of state, or a country that has this system:
Some monarchies have elected governments.
controversy about the institution of monarchy
dictatorship [uncountable and countable] a political system or country that has a dictator (=a leader who has complete power and who has not been elected):
Argentina was a military dictatorship until 1983.
Hungary’s years of dictatorship
totalitarian adjective [only before noun] used for describing countries in which ordinary people have no power and the government has complete control over everything:
totalitarian states such as Nazi Germany
a totalitarian dictatorship
police state [countable] a country where the government strictly controls people’s freedom, for example to travel or to talk about politics:
It’s like living in a police state.

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