the business of organizing and running the day-to-day affairs of a corporate body
a body of adminstrators
the act of administering
a government
NAmer the term of office of a leader or government
NAmer a government agency
in law, the management of a dead person's estate
the act or process of administering
performance of executive duties; management
the execution of public affairs as distinguished from the making of policy
(treated as sing. or pl) a body of people who administer
chiefly NAmer the term of office of a leader or government
the Bush administration
chiefly NAmer a governmental agency or board
in law, the management of the estate of a deceased person
[Middle English administracioun via French from Latin administration-, administratio, from administrare: see administer]