administration

noun

OPAL W

/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

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(also informal admin)
[uncountable] the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution
- Administration costs are passed on to the customer.
- the day-to-day administration of a company
- I work in the Sales Administration department.
see also business administration
Extra Examples
- The college loses a lot of money through poor administration.
- A large part of his job involves routine administration.
- They are gradually doing away with centralized bureaucratic administration.
- Until now, she has been entirely responsible for the administration of the school.
Topics Businessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- effective
- efficient
- good
- …
verb + administration
- be in charge of
- be responsible for
administration + noun
- costs
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(often Administration)
[countable] the government of a country, especially the US
- during/under the… administration under the Trump administration
- Successive administrations have failed to solve the country's economic problems.
- A senior administration official has decided to step down.
Extra Examples
- He was Secretary of Education in Bush's first administration.
- Her resignation is the second of a senior member of the administration within a month.
- The current administration will remain in office until elections in November.
- He continued as head of a caretaker administration.
- the handover of sovereignty by the British colonial administration
- the role of the UN in the setting-up of an interim administration
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- colonial
- federal
- local
- …
verb + administration
- form
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[uncountable] the management of public affairs synonym government (2)
- under… administration The inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration.
[uncountable] the process or act of organizing the way that something is done
- the administration of justice
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- effective
- efficient
- good
- …
verb + administration
- be in charge of
- be responsible for
administration + noun
- costs
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[countable] the people who plan, organize and run a business, an institution, etc.
- university administrations
Extra Examples
- The hospital administration can refuse patients' access to their own records.
- The prison administration is working hard to improve the service.
- He has been in dispute with the New Zealand cricket administration.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- college
- hospital
- prison
- …
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[uncountable] (formal) the act of giving a drug to somebody
- the administration of antibiotics
Topics Social issuesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- intravenous
- oral
- drug
- …
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[uncountable] (British English, Australian English, law) a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are managed by an independent administrator
- If it cannot find extra funds, the company will go into administration.
compare Chapter 11

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin administratio(n-), from the verb administrare , from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.

单词	administration
释义	administration noun OPAL W /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/ /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/ jump to other results (also informal admin) [uncountable] the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution Administration costs are passed on to the customer. the day-to-day administration of a company I work in the Sales Administration department. see also business administration Extra Examples The college loses a lot of money through poor administration. A large part of his job involves routine administration. They are gradually doing away with centralized bureaucratic administration. Until now, she has been entirely responsible for the administration of the school. Topics Businessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective effective efficient good … verb + administration be in charge of be responsible for administration + noun costs See full entry (often Administration) [countable] the government of a country, especially the US during/under the… administration under the Trump administration Successive administrations have failed to solve the country's economic problems. A senior administration official has decided to step down. Extra Examples He was Secretary of Education in Bush's first administration. Her resignation is the second of a senior member of the administration within a month. The current administration will remain in office until elections in November. He continued as head of a caretaker administration. the handover of sovereignty by the British colonial administration the role of the UN in the setting-up of an interim administration Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective colonial federal local … verb + administration form See full entry [uncountable] the management of public affairs synonym government (2) under… administration The inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration. [uncountable] the process or act of organizing the way that something is done the administration of justice Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective effective efficient good … verb + administration be in charge of be responsible for administration + noun costs See full entry [countable] the people who plan, organize and run a business, an institution, etc. university administrations Extra Examples The hospital administration can refuse patients' access to their own records. The prison administration is working hard to improve the service. He has been in dispute with the New Zealand cricket administration. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective college hospital prison … See full entry [uncountable] (formal) the act of giving a drug to somebody the administration of antibiotics Topics Social issuesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective intravenous oral drug … See full entry [uncountable] (British English, Australian English, law) a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are managed by an independent administrator If it cannot find extra funds, the company will go into administration. compare Chapter 11 Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin administratio(n-), from the verb administrare , from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.
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