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What does administration mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word administration? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
  2. (countable) A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
  3. (uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
  4. (uncountable, business) Management.
  5. (uncountable, law, Britain) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
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The present administration is a coalition reflecting a delicate balance between various constituencies.
The district administration has pumped in crores of rupees to make the falls attractive.
Then the administration essentially abandoned aeronautics in favor of space.
Experts from the government, port and bridge administration made the final arrangements to berth the ship after several discussions.
He fell afoul of the administration over the banking regulations intended to combat money laundering in the anti-terrorism bill.
He said people had the right to know how much administration restructuring at the town hall cost.

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