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English noun: administration | |||
| 1. | administration (act) a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | ||
| Synonyms | disposal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direction, management | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conducting, line management, organisation, organization, polity, running | ||
| Domain category | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | ||
| 2. | administration (group) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bench, county council, Curia, executive, government officials, judiciary, management, officialdom, top brass | ||
| Part holonym | hierarchy, pecking order, power structure | ||
| Part meronym | authorities, government, regime | ||
| Member holonym | advisory board, planning board | ||
| 3. | administration (act) the act of administering medication | ||
| Synonyms | giving medication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drip feed, drugging, sedation | ||
| 4. | administration (time) the tenure of a president | ||
| Samples | Things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration. | ||
| Synonyms | presidency, presidential term | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incumbency, tenure, term of office | ||
| 5. | administration (act) the act of governing; exercising authority | ||
| Samples | Regulations for the governing of state prisons. He had considerable experience of government. | ||
| Synonyms | governance, governing, government, government activity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lawmaking, legislating, legislation, misgovernment, misrule, trust busting | ||
| Domain category members | allegiant, anarchy, authorities, bounty, destabilisation, destabilization, devolution, devolvement, event planner, federal, government, government, government, land reform, lawlessness, manifesto, minimalist, office, paternalism, political science, politics, power, premium, price-fixing, progressive, pronunciamento, protest march, reform-minded, reformist, regime, squandermania, unitary, zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond | ||
| 6. | administration (act) the act of meting out justice according to the law | ||
| Synonyms | judicature | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | justice | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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