English > administration: 6 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | A method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs). |
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| Synonym | disposal |
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| Category | commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business | The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects |
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| Narrower | conducting | The way of administering a business |
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| line management | Administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
| organization, organisation | The act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business |
| polity | shrewd or crafty management of public affairs |
| running | The act of administering or being in charge of something |
| Broader | management, direction | The act of managing something |
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| Spanish | administración, disposición, gerencia, gestión, regulación |
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| Catalan | administració, disposició, gestió, regulació |
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| Verbs | administer | work in an administrative capacity |
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English > administration: 6 senses > noun 2, group| Meaning | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something. |
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| Example | "he claims that the present administration is corrupt" |
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| Synonyms | governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation |
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| Members | advisory board, planning board | A board appointed to advise the chief administrator / administrator |
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| Part of | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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| Parts | hierarchy, power structure, pecking order | The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
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| Narrower | Curia | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church |
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| county council | The elected governing body of a county |
| executive | persons who administer the law |
| government officials, officialdom | People elected or appointed to administer a government |
| judiciary, bench | persons who administer justice |
| management | Those in charge of running a business |
| top brass | The most important persons in a governing body |
| Broader | body | A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
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| Spanish | administración, administración pública, gerencia, gobernanza, organización |
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| Catalan | administració, gerència, organització |
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| Adjectives | administrative | of or relating to or responsible for administration |
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| Verbs | administer | work in an administrative capacity |
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English > administration: 6 senses > noun 5, act| Meaning | The act of governing; exercising authority. |
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| Synonyms | government, governing, governance, government activity |
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| Category of | allegiant | steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful / lawful monarch or government) |
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| anarchy, lawlessness | A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) |
| bounty, premium | Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military |
| destabilization, destabilisation | The action of destabilizing |
| devolution, devolvement | The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) |
| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
| federal | Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities |
| government | (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed |
| government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
| land reform | A redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) |
| manifesto, pronunciamento | A public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) |
| minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics) |
| office, power | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power |
| paternalism | The attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good |
| politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| price-fixing | Control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price / price of a commodity in interstate commerce |
| progressive, reformist, reform-minded | favoring / favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |
| protest march | Occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license |
| squandermania | prodigious squandering (usually by a government) |
| unitary | Characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority |
| zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond | A bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond |
| Narrower | legislation, legislating, lawmaking | The act of making or enacting laws |
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| misgovernment, misrule | government that is inefficient / inefficient or dishonest |
| trust busting | (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) |
| Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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| Spanish | administración, gobernabilidad, gobierno |
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| Catalan | administració, govern |
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