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administration

The correct spelling is administration.

How to pronounce administration

/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/
noun

IPA: /ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

Say it like: Adm-ini-str-ash-on

The correct spelling is administration. 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. For example: "Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies."

Usage Examples

Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.

oral administration of insulin

The company went into voluntary administration last week.

Definition

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 2.A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted 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. 3.The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
  4. 4.Management.
  5. 5.An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.

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