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Definition administration in British English

administration noun

noun
/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/
Example

Too much is spent on administration, and not enough on patient care.

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Example

He is not involved in the administration of the scheme.

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Nobody in the administration would take responsibility.

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2

the government of a country

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The Clinton administration created over one million new jobs.

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2.1

the activity of governing a country or region

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the administration of the rural counties

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2.2

a department of the US government

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3

the action of giving someone a drug

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the regular administration of antibiotics

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4

a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are taken over by an administrator

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The company is likely to go into administration if a buyer is not found soon.

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Definition administration in British English