administration

/ædmɪnɪstrˈeɪʃʌn/

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