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ADMINISTRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of meting out justice according to the law
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("administration" is a kind of...):
justice (judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of administering medication
Synonyms:
administration; giving medication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("administration" is a kind of...):
medication (the act of treating with medicines or remedies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "administration"):
drip feed (the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time)
drugging; sedation (the administration of a sedative agent or drug)
Derivation:
administer (give or apply (medications))
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of governing; exercising authority
Example:
he had considerable experience of government
Synonyms:
administration; governance; governing; government; government activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("administration" is a kind of...):
social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)
Domain member category:
federal (characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities)
unitary (characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority)
minimalist (advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics))
allegiant (steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government))
progressive; reform-minded; reformist (favoring or promoting reform (often by government action))
anarchy; lawlessness (a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government))
office; power ((of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power)
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; the commonest form of zero-coupon security)
bounty; premium (payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military)
event planner (someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials))
authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
manifesto; pronunciamento (a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government))
paternalism (the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good)
government; political science; politics (the study of government of states and other political units)
government ((government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed)
protest march (occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license)
destabilisation; destabilization (the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy))
devolution; devolvement (the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government))
price-fixing (control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce)
squandermania (prodigious squandering (usually by a government))
land reform (a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "administration"):
misgovernment; misrule (government that is inefficient or dishonest)
lawmaking; legislating; legislation (the act of making or enacting laws)
trust busting ((law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws))
Sense 4
Meaning:
A method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Synonyms:
administration; disposal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("administration" is a kind of...):
direction; management (the act of managing something)
Domain category:
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "administration"):
polity (shrewd or crafty management of public affairs)
running (the act of administering or being in charge of something)
organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)
line management (administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output)
conducting (the way of administering a business)
Derivation:
administer (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Example:
he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
Synonyms:
administration; brass; establishment; governance; governing body; organisation; organization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("administration" is a kind of...):
body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)
Meronyms (parts of "administration"):
hierarchy; pecking order; power structure (the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body)
Meronyms (members of "administration"):
advisory board; planning board (a board appointed to advise the chief administrator)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "administration"):
Curia ((Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church)
top brass (the most important persons in a governing body)
executive (persons who administer the law)
bench; judiciary (persons who administer justice)
county council (the elected governing body of a county)
government officials; officialdom (people elected or appointed to administer a government)
management (those in charge of running a business)
Holonyms ("administration" is a part of...):
authorities; government; regime (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
Derivation:
administer (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The tenure of a president
Example:
things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
Synonyms:
administration; presidency; presidential term
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("administration" is a kind of...):
incumbency; tenure; term of office (the term during which some position is held)
Derivation:
administer (work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of)
Context examples:
Upon intratumoral administration, Ad5.SSTR/TK.RGD transfects tumor cells and expresses the HSV-tk gene.
(Ad5.SSTR/TK.RGD, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon administration, Melan-A VLP vaccine may activate the immune system to exert a specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against cancer cells expressing the Melan A antigen, resulting in tumor cell lysis.
(Melan-A VLP Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
But François, chuckling at the incident while unswerving in the administration of justice, brought his lash down upon Buck with all his might.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Drug administration through a gastric fistula or a surgically created artificial opening into the stomach through the abdominal wall with insertion of a tube.
(Administration via Gastrostomy, NCI Thesaurus)
The act of the dispensing, applying, or tendering of something to another, such as administration of a medicine.
(Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
A solution or suspension composed of active and inert ingredient(s) in an anionic surfactant and intended for administration to the hair and/or scalp.
(Medicated Shampoo Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
Drug administration via imbedded implants used as depot formulations to limit high drug concentrations to the area surrounding the pathology or to provide sustained drug release for systemic therapy.
(Administration via Implantation, NCI Thesaurus)
Administration of a drug through a surgical opening between the jejunum and the surface of the abdominal wall.
(Administration via Jejunostomy, NCI Thesaurus)
An error in medication preparation or administration attributed to software.
(Medication Error Due to Software Problem Associated with Medical Device, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon intratumoral administration of INXN-2001 and oral administration of INXN-1001, INXN-1001 is able to induce expression of IL-12 from INXN-2001.
(Adenovirus-mediated Human Interleukin-12 INXN-2001 Plus Activator Ligand INXN-1001, NCI Thesaurus)
