Translate administration | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of administration
noun
1 [mass noun] the process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.:the day-to-day administration of the company a career in arts administration (
the administration)
the people responsible for running a business, organization, etc.:the university administration took their demands seriously Law the management and disposition of the property of a deceased person, debtor, or insolvent company, by a legally appointed administrator:the company went into administration
2 [mass noun] the management of public affairs; government:the inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration [count noun] the government in power:successive Conservative administrations enjoyed a comfortable majority [count noun] chiefly
North American the term of office of a political leader or government:the early years of the Reagan Administration [count noun] (in the US) a department or agency of the government:the US Food and Drug Administration
3 [mass noun] the action of dispensing, giving, or applying something:the oral administration of the antibiotic the administration of justice
