administration 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
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