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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ad·min·is·tra·tion \\əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən, (ˌ)ad-\\ noun DATE 14th century
1. performance of executive duties : management 2. the act or process of administering3. the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making4. a. a body of persons who administer b. often capitalized : a group constituting the political executive in a presidential government c. a governmental agency or board5. the term of office of an administrative officer or body
administration
late 14c., "management," from L. administrationem (nom. administratio), noun of action from administratus, pp. of administrare (see administer). Meaning "the government" is attested from 1731 in British usage. Meaning "a U.S. president's period in office" is first recorded 1796 in writings of George Washington. Meaning "management of a dead person's estate" is from 1530s.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishadministration
noun 1 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 2 people who manage an organization ADJ. college, hospital, prison, etc. 3 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. 4 giving a drug ADJ. intravenous, oral | drug Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 administration
ad·min·is·tra·tion / Ed7mini5streiFn / noun1. (also BrE informal admin) [U] the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution
(企业、学校等的)管理,行政:
Administration costs are passed on to the customer.
行政费用转嫁给了消费者。
the day-to-day administration of a company
公司的日常管理工作
I work in the Sales Administration department.
我在销售管理部门工作。
2. [U] the process or act of organizing the way that sth is done
施行；执行:
the administration of justice
司法
3. [C] the people who plan, organize and run a business, an institution, etc.
(企业、学校等的)管理部门,行政部门:
university administrations
大学行政部门
4. (often Administration) [C] the government of a country, especially the US
(尤指美国)政府:
the Bush administration
布什政府
Successive administrations have failed to solve the country's economic problems.
一届又一届政府均未能解决这个国家的经济问题。
5. [U] (formal) the act of giving a drug to sb
(药物的)施用:
the administration of antibiotics
施用抗生素
administration noun
⇨ government 1 (the Bush administration) ⇨ government 2 (administration costs) ⇨ management (hospital administration) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ad·min·is·tra·tion\ədˌminəˈstrāshən also (ˌ)adˌm-\ noun( -s) Etymology: Middle English administracioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French administration, from Latin administration-, administratio, from administratus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : an act of administering: a. : a furnishing or tendering according to a prescribed rite or formula < administration of the sacraments > < administration of an oath > b. : a meting out < administration of justice > < administration of discipline > c. : application , dosage < administration of a medicine > < administration of sensory stimuli >2. a. archaic : performance of a service in any capacity b. : performance of executive duties : management , direction , superintendence < achieved a more businesslike administration > < engage in the administration of public affairs > < administration of a relief fund > — compare logistics 3. a. : the management and disposal under legal authority of the estate of an intestate or of a testator having no competent executor b. : the management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor c. : the management of an estate (as of an infant) by a trustee or guardian legally appointed to take charge of it 4. a. : the total activity of a state in the exercise of its political powers including the action of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments : government 2 b. : the management of public affairs as distinguished from the executive or political function of policy making 5. a. : the principles, practices, and rationalized techniques employed in achieving the objectives or aims of an organization b. : administrative management : the phase of business management that plans, organizes, and controls the activities of an organization for the accomplishment of its objectives in the long run often as distinguished from operative management 6. a. : a body of persons who are responsible for managing a business or institution b. usually capitalized : a group constituting the political executive in a presidential system < even a supposedly friendly Congress may flout the Administration's program — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > — compare government 8c (1) c. : a governmental agency or board 7. : the term during which an administrative officer or body holds office; specifically : the term or terms of office of a president of the United States • ad·min·is·tra·tion·al \əd|minə|strāshən əl, -shnəl also |adˌm-\ adjective
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