administration.

1. The organization and management of an institution or activity.

2. The people directing a government or organization during a particular period.

3. The act of giving a medicine, examination, treatment, or other procedure.

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Words that belong together

• public administration
• efficient administration

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Efficient administration mattered more than another layer of approval.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.