Administration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæʒuːˌɑːɹɹɪnˌeɪsiː/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈakəʊdmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈakəʊdmən/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæʒuːˌɑːɹɹɪnˌeɪsiː/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

organisation brass giving medication presidency governing disposal organization judicature government activity presidential term governing body governance government establishment

Parts of Speech

noun	a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
noun	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”
noun	the act of administering medication
noun	the tenure of a president “things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration”
noun	the act of governing; exercising authority “regulations for the governing of state prisons”
noun	the act of meting out justice according to the law

Word Forms

administer	verb	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
organize	verb	create (as an entity)
organise	verb	create (as an entity)
President	noun	the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
president	noun	the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
govern	verb	direct or strongly influence the behavior of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verwaltung

eine Methode, sich um die Angelegenheiten einer bestimmten Gruppe von Menschen zu kümmern oder diese zu verwalten (insbesondere um die geschäftlichen Angelegenheiten der Gruppe).

🇪🇸Spanish

administración

un método para atender o gestionar los asuntos de un grupo de personas (especialmente los asuntos comerciales del grupo)

🇮🇹Italian

amministrazione

un metodo per occuparsi o gestire gli affari di un gruppo di persone (in particolare gli affari commerciali del gruppo)

🇳🇱Dutch

administratie

een methode om de zaken van een bepaalde groep mensen te regelen of te beheren (vooral de zakelijke aangelegenheden van de groep)

🇵🇹Portuguese

administração

um método de cuidar ou gerenciar os assuntos de um determinado grupo de pessoas (especialmente os assuntos comerciais do grupo)

🇷🇺Russian

администрация

метод ведения или управления делами некоторой группы людей (особенно деловыми делами группы)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रशासन

कुछ लोगों के समूह (विशेषकर समूह के व्यावसायिक मामले) के मामलों को देखने या प्रबंधित करने की एक विधि

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশাসন

কিছু গোষ্ঠীর (বিশেষ করে গোষ্ঠীর ব্যবসায়িক বিষয়) বিষয়গুলির প্রতি ঝোঁক বা পরিচালনা করার একটি পদ্ধতি

🇮🇳Tamil

நிர்வாகம்

சில நபர்களின் (குறிப்பாக குழுவின் வணிக விவகாரங்கள்) விவகாரங்களை கையாளும் அல்லது நிர்வகிக்கும் முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిపాలన

కొంత మంది వ్యక్తుల (ముఖ్యంగా సమూహం యొక్క వ్యాపార వ్యవహారాలు) వ్యవహారాలను చూసుకునే లేదా నిర్వహించే పద్ధతి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रशासन

लोकांच्या काही गटाच्या (विशेषत: समूहाच्या व्यवसायाच्या) व्यवहारांकडे लक्ष देण्याची किंवा व्यवस्थापित करण्याची पद्धत

🇮🇳Gujarati

વહીવટ

લોકોના અમુક જૂથની બાબતોને સંભાળવાની અથવા તેનું સંચાલન કરવાની પદ્ધતિ (ખાસ કરીને જૂથની વ્યવસાયિક બાબતો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಳಿತ

ಕೆಲವು ಗುಂಪಿನ ಜನರ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗುಂಪಿನ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳು) ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಲವು ತೋರುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ವಿಧಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭരണം

ഒരു കൂട്ടം ആളുകളുടെ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ ബിസിനസ്സ് കാര്യങ്ങൾ) കാര്യങ്ങൾ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ഒരു രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨ

ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਸਮੂਹ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰੀ ਮਾਮਲੇ) ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਭਾਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਤਰੀਕਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتظامیہ

لوگوں کے کچھ گروپ (خاص طور پر گروپ کے کاروباری معاملات) کے معاملات کو سنبھالنے یا ان کا انتظام کرنے کا طریقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

行政

照顾或管理一群人的事务（尤其是该团体的商业事务）的方法

🇯🇵Japanese

管理

ある人々のグループの事柄（特にグループの業務）を世話したり管理したりする方法

🇰🇷Korean

관리

특정 그룹의 업무(특히 그룹의 비즈니스 업무)를 보살피거나 관리하는 방법

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quản lý

một phương pháp chăm sóc hoặc quản lý công việc của một nhóm người nào đó (đặc biệt là công việc kinh doanh của nhóm)

🇹🇭Thai

การบริหาร

วิธีการดูแลหรือจัดการกิจการของคนบางกลุ่ม (โดยเฉพาะงานธุรกิจของกลุ่ม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

administrasi

metode mengurus atau mengelola urusan sekelompok orang tertentu (terutama urusan bisnis kelompok)

🇵🇭Filipino

pangangasiwa

isang paraan ng pag-aalaga o pamamahala sa mga gawain ng ilang grupo ng mga tao (lalo na sa negosyo ng grupo)

🇲🇾Malay

pentadbiran

kaedah menjaga atau menguruskan hal ehwal sekumpulan orang (terutamanya urusan perniagaan kumpulan itu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إدارة

طريقة لرعاية أو إدارة شؤون مجموعة معينة من الأشخاص (خاصة شؤون أعمال المجموعة)

🇮🇷Persian

مدیریت

روشی برای رسیدگی یا مدیریت امور برخی از افراد (به ویژه امور تجاری گروه)

🇹🇷Turkish

yönetim

bir grup insanın işlerine (özellikle grubun ticari işlerine) yönelme veya bunları yönetme yöntemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִנהָל

שיטה לטיפול או ניהול ענייניה של קבוצה מסוימת של אנשים (במיוחד ענייניה העסקיים של הקבוצה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'administration'?

The primary meaning of 'administration' is 'a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'administration' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'administration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'administration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'administration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'administration' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'administration' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'administration' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'administration' in regular conversations?

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How likely are you to use 'administration' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'administration' as formal, casual, or slang?

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