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Meaning of administration

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  administration
      n 1: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some
           group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
           [syn: {administration}, {disposal}]
      2: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a
         body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims
         that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance
         of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly
         became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn:
         {administration}, {governance}, {governing body},
         {establishment}, {brass}, {organization}, {organisation}]
      3: the act of administering medication [syn: {administration},
         {giving medication}]
      4: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the
         Eisenhower administration" [syn: {presidency}, {presidential
         term}, {administration}]
      5: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for
         the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable
         experience of government" [syn: {government}, {governing},
         {governance}, {government activity}, {administration}]
      6: the act of meting out justice according to the law [syn:
         {administration}, {judicature}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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