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单词 administer
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administerverb

uk/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/us/ədˈmɪn.ə.stɚ/

administer verb (MANAGE)

[ T often passive ] also administrate, /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.streɪt/to control the operation or arrangement of something:

The economy has been badly administered by the present government.

[ T often passive ] to govern a country, region, etc.:

The economy has been badly administered by the present government.

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  • King Darius I is noteworthy for his administrative reforms, military conquests, and religious toleration.
  • an administrative assistant
  • The cost-cutting measures include streamlining administrative procedures in the company.
  • This software claims to reduce administrative costs.
  • The new study looks at the amount of time police officers spend on administrative tasks.
  • We're engaging the services of a professional administrator.
  • Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department.
  • The new administrator in accounts is a real stunner.
  • a college/hospital administrator
  • Both teachers and administrators opposed the proposal to merge the two schools.
  • Reputable charities spend the lion's share of donations on aid and a tiny fraction on administration.
  • Eastern Slavonia is to revert to Croatian government rule next year after a transitional period under U.N. administration.
  • Keeping noise levels low is the bane of airport administration.
  • The new administration is still in the shakedown period.
  • Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Managing and organizing

  • act
  • administration
  • bureaucracy
  • bureaucratic
  • campaign
  • central
  • head sth up
  • in hand idiom
  • kaizen
  • manage
  • management
  • mind the store idiom
  • run the show idiom
  • running
  • shakedown
  • square
  • square sth/sb away
  • stage
  • stage-manage
  • stewardship

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administer verb (GIVE)

[ T ] formal to cause someone to receive something:

to administer medicine/punishment/relief
Tests will be administered to schoolchildren at seven and twelve years.
figurative The latest opinion polls have administered a severe blow to the party.
administer an oath to sb formal

to be present while someone says an oath (= a formal promise) officially

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Giving, providing and supplying

  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • award-winning
  • deliver
  • hand sth around
  • hand sth back
  • hand sth in
  • hand sth out
  • hand sth over
  • invest
  • lay
  • spare
  • step
  • step forward
  • supplier
  • supply
  • supply chain

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