administration
Bridgezipf 4.93Pronunciation
/ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/(ad-min-ih-STRAY-shun)
Part of speech
nounneutral
Chinese
行政;管理;政府当局(管理组织或政府事务的过程,或负责的机构)
Definition
The process or activity of running a business or organisation; the people responsible for running a business; a government in power.
Word family
- administer/ədˈmɪnɪstə/(v)管理;施行
- administrator/ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/(n)行政人员
- administrative/ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/(adj)行政的
Collocations
- public administration
- reduce administration
- administration costs
- Trump/Biden administration
- efficient administration
- healthcare administration
Examples
- 1.The new system is designed to reduce administration and free up staff time for higher-value activities.
- 2.The previous administration introduced a number of reforms that the incoming government has pledged to maintain.
Synonyms
- management/ˈmænɪdʒmənt/— the organisation and control of things
- governance/ˈɡʌvənəns/— the way something is governed
- bureaucracy/bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi/— the system of rules and procedures
Etymology
from Latin "administratio," from "administrare" (to manage)