0 the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization:
Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.
She has little experience in admin (= in organizing a business, etc.).
1 the people in an organization who manage its business and operations:
2 a period of government, or the people who are in government:
the Obama administration/the last Republican administration
3 the act of giving someone something:
4 the process that takes place when a company cannot pay its debts and is allowed to make changes to its organization to try to avoid going into liquidation (= when a business is closed and the things it owns are sold):
5 the management or control of an organization:
6 the activity of managing or dealing with a business activity:
7 → admin
8 the people who manage and control a large organization:
9 the government of the United States or of some other countries:
It seems like there's an effort to centralize authority in Washington more than there has been in prior administrations.
the Obama/Bush/Nixon Administration
10 a situation in which an independent administrator takes control of a company that cannot pay its debts in order to try to improve the company's financial situation and keep it operating:
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.
Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration.
It represents administration, health-care professionals, patients, and representatives of the clinical disciplines affected by each issue.
All children took part in two tasks, with the order of task administration counterbalanced across children.
The administration of the test took about 15 minutes.
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