name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
Canada, General-American:/ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
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Australian:/ədˌmɪn.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/
New-Zealand:/ədˌmən.əˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:AE0 D M IH2 N IH0 S T R EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of administration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, alt-of, nonstandard, often
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Topics: government, politics
Examples
Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: government, politics
Examples
The Obama administration
The Duterte administration
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A body that administers; a body of administrators.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament
oral administration of insulin
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Management.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: business
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable, usually
Topics: law
Examples
The company went into voluntary administration last week.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
the act of meting out justice according to the law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: judicature
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: justice
10
noun
Meaning 10
the act of administering medication
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: giving medication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medication
Narrower terms: drip feed, sedation, drugging
11
noun
Meaning 11
the act of governing; exercising authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
regulations for the governing of state prisons
he had considerable experience of government
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: government, governing, governance, government activity
Narrower terms: Curia, top brass, executive, judiciary, bench, county council, government officials, officialdom, management
14
noun
Meaning 14
the tenure of a president
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: presidency, presidential term
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tenure, term of office, incumbency
History
Etymology
From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration. Equivalent to administrate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
217 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
qeveri Government
— the act of administering
Albanian:
administratë
— the act of administering
Arabic:
إِدَارَة
(ʔidāra)
— the act of administering
Arabic:
مُرَاقَبَة
(murāqaba)
— the act of administering
Armenian:
վարչարարություն
(varčʻararutʻyun)
— the act of administering
Armenian:
կառավարում
(kaṙavarum)
— the act of administering
Azerbaijani:
idarə
— the act of administering
Belarusian:
адміністра́цыя
(administrácyja)
— the act of administering
Belarusian:
кіраўні́цтва
(kirawníctva)
— the act of administering
Bulgarian:
управле́ние
(upravlénie)
— the act of administering
Bulgarian:
ръково́дство
(rǎkovódstvo)
— the act of administering
Catalan:
administració
— the act of administering
Chechen:
администраци
(administraci)
— the act of administering
Chechen:
ӏедал
(ˀedal)
— the act of administering
Chinese Mandarin:
行政
(xíngzhèng)
— the act of administering
Chinese Mandarin:
管理
(guǎnlǐ)
— the act of administering
Czech:
správa
— the act of administering
Czech:
administrativa
— the act of administering
Danish:
administration
— the act of administering
Dutch:
administratie
— the act of administering
Esperanto:
administrantaro
— the act of administering
Esperanto:
administracio
— the act of administering
Estonian:
administratsioon
— the act of administering
Estonian:
haldamine
— the act of administering
Finnish:
hallinto
— the act of administering
Finnish:
hallintotoimi
— the act of administering
French:
administration
— the act of administering
Galician:
administración
— the act of administering
Georgian:
ადმინისტრირება
(adminisṭrireba)
— the act of administering
Georgian:
ადმინისტრაცია
(adminisṭracia)
— the act of administering
Georgian:
მართვა
(martva)
— the act of administering
Georgian:
ხელმძღვანელობა
(xelmʒɣvaneloba)
— the act of administering
German:
Verwaltung
— the act of administering
German:
Administration
— the act of administering
German:
Verwautig
— the act of administering
Bavarian German:
Vawoitung
— the act of administering
Greek:
διαχείριση
(diacheírisi)
— the act of administering
Greenlandic:
allaffeqarfik
— the act of administering
Haitian Creole:
administrasyon
— the act of administering
Hindi:
निर्वाह
(nirvāh)
— the act of administering
Hindi:
प्रबंधन
(prabandhan)
— the act of administering
Hungarian:
adminisztráció
— the act of administering
Hungarian:
igazgatás
— the act of administering
Hungarian:
gazdálkodás
— the act of administering
Hungarian:
kezelés
— the act of administering
Hungarian:
szervezés
— the act of administering
Hungarian:
intézés
— the act of administering
Indonesian:
administrasi
— the act of administering
Italian:
amministrazione
— the act of administering
Japanese:
管理
(kanri)
— the act of administering
Kazakh:
басқару
(basqaru)
— the act of administering
Korean:
관리
(gwalli)
— the act of administering
Lao:
ການຈັດການ
(kān chat kān)
— the act of administering
Latin:
administrātiō
— the act of administering
Latvian:
pārvalde
— the act of administering
Latvian:
administrācija
— the act of administering
Latvian:
vadība
— the act of administering
Lithuanian:
administracija
— the act of administering
Macedonian:
администрација
(administracija)
— the act of administering
Malay:
pentadbiran
— the act of administering
Malay:
administrasi
— the act of administering
Malayalam:
കാര്യനിർവഹണം
(kāryaniṟvahaṇaṁ)
— the act of administering
Māori:
minitatanga
— the act of administering
Norwegian Bokmål:
administrasjon
— the act of administering
Norwegian Bokmål:
forvaltning
— the act of administering
Norwegian Nynorsk:
administrasjon
— the act of administering
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forvalting
— the act of administering
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forvaltning
— the act of administering
Iranian Persian:
اِدارِه
(edâre)
— the act of administering
Iranian Persian:
مُدیرِیَّت
(modiriyyat)
— the act of administering
Polish:
administracja
— the act of administering
Portuguese:
administração
— the act of administering
Romanian:
administrare
— the act of administering
Russian:
администра́ция
(administrácija)
— the act of administering
Russian:
управле́ние
(upravlénije)
— the act of administering
Russian:
руково́дство
(rukovódstvo)
— the act of administering
Northern Sami:
administrašuvdna
— the act of administering
Scottish Gaelic:
riaghladh
— the act of administering
Serbo-Croatian:
администра́ција
— the act of administering
Serbo-Croatian:
administrácija
— the act of administering
Sindhi:
انتظامڪاري
(ā̃tz̤āmkāre)
— the act of administering
Slovak:
správa
— the act of administering
Slovene:
uprava
— the act of administering
Spanish:
administración
— the act of administering
Swedish:
administration
— the act of administering
Swedish:
förvaltning
— the act of administering
Tagalog:
administrasyon
— the act of administering
Tagalog:
pangasiwaan
— the act of administering
Tajik:
маъмурият
(ma'muriyat)
— the act of administering
Tajik:
мудирият
(mudiriyat)
— the act of administering
Tajik:
идора
(idora)
— the act of administering
Telugu:
నిర్వాహము
(nirvāhamu)
— the act of administering
Tetum:
administrasaun
— the act of administering
Thai:
การจัดการ
(gaan-jàt-gaan)
— the act of administering
Turkish:
idare
— the act of administering
Turkish:
yönetim
— the act of administering
Turkish:
idarecilik
— the act of administering
Ottoman Turkish:
اداره
(idâre)
— the act of administering
Ottoman Turkish:
سیاست
(siyâset)
— the act of administering
Ottoman Turkish:
زمام
(zimâm)
— the act of administering
Ukrainian:
адміністра́ція
(administrácija)
— the act of administering
Ukrainian:
управлі́ння
(upravlínnja)
— the act of administering
Ukrainian:
керівни́цтво
(kerivnýctvo)
— the act of administering
Urdu:
اِنْتِظامِیَہ
(intizāmiya)
— the act of administering
Urdu:
اِنْتِظام
(intizām)
— the act of administering
Urdu:
سِیاسَت
(siyāsat)
— the act of administering
Vietnamese:
quản lý
— the act of administering
Vietnamese:
sự quản lý
— the act of administering
Yiddish:
אַדמיניסטראַציע
(administratsye)
— the act of administering
Albanian:
qeveri
— the executive part of government
Arabic:
إِدَارَة تَنْفِيذِيَّة
(ʔidārat tanfīḏiyya)
— the executive part of government
Armenian:
վարչակազմ
(varčʻakazm)
— the executive part of government
Azerbaijani:
müdiriyyət
— the executive part of government
Belarusian:
адміністра́цыя
(administrácyja)
— the executive part of government
Belarusian:
кірава́нне
(kiravánnje)
— the executive part of government
Belarusian:
кірава́ньне
(kiravánʹnje)
— the executive part of government
Belarusian:
праўле́нне
(prawljénnje)
— the executive part of government
Belarusian:
праўле́ньне
(prawljénʹnje)
— the executive part of government
Bengali:
প্রশাসন
(prośaśon)
— the executive part of government
Bulgarian:
администра́ция
(administrácija)
— the executive part of government
Catalan:
administració
— the executive part of government
Chinese Mandarin:
機關 /机关
(jīguān)
— the executive part of government
Chinese Mandarin:
政府
(zhèngfǔ)
— the executive part of government
Czech:
administrace
— the executive part of government
Czech:
správa
— the executive part of government
Czech:
administrativa
— the executive part of government
Danish:
forvaltning
— the executive part of government
Dutch:
bestuur
— the executive part of government
Esperanto:
administrado
— the executive part of government
Esperanto:
administracio
— the executive part of government
Estonian:
valitsus
— the executive part of government
Finnish:
johto
— the executive part of government
Finnish:
hallinto
— the executive part of government
French:
administration
— the executive part of government
Galician:
administración
— the executive part of government
Georgian:
ადმინისტრაცია
(adminisṭracia)
— the executive part of government
German:
Verwaltung
— the executive part of government
German:
Verwautig
— the executive part of government
Bavarian German:
Vawoitung
— the executive part of government
Haitian Creole:
administrasyon
— the executive part of government
Hebrew:
מִנְהָל
(minhál)
— the executive part of government
Hindi:
प्रशासन
(praśāsan)
— the executive part of government
Hungarian:
kormányzat
— the executive part of government
Hungarian:
kormány
— the executive part of government
Hungarian:
apparátus
— the executive part of government
Hungarian:
államapparátus
— the executive part of government
Japanese:
政権
(seiken)
— the executive part of government
Japanese:
官庁
(kanchō)
— the executive part of government
Japanese:
行政
(gyōsei)
— the executive part of government
Kazakh:
әкімшілік
(äkımşılık)
— the executive part of government
Kazakh:
басқарма
(basqarma)
— the executive part of government
Korean:
정권
(jeonggwon)
— the executive part of government
Korean:
관청
(gwancheong)
— the executive part of government
Central Kurdish:
بەرێوبەرایەتی
(berêwberayetî)
— the executive part of government
Kyrgyz:
администрация
(administratsiya)
— the executive part of government
Kyrgyz:
башкармалык
(başkarmalık)
— the executive part of government
Latin:
administrātiō
— the executive part of government
Latvian:
valdība
— the executive part of government
Lithuanian:
valdžia
— the executive part of government
Maltese:
amministrazzjoni
— the executive part of government
Norwegian Bokmål:
administrasjon
— the executive part of government
Norwegian Bokmål:
forvaltning
— the executive part of government
Norwegian Nynorsk:
administrasjon
— the executive part of government
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forvalting
— the executive part of government
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forvaltning
— the executive part of government
Iranian Persian:
اِدارِه
(edâre)
— the executive part of government
Polish:
administracja
— the executive part of government
Portuguese:
administração
— the executive part of government
Romanian:
administrație
— the executive part of government
Russian:
администра́ция
(administrácija)
— the executive part of government
Russian:
управле́ние
(upravlénije)
— the executive part of government
Northern Sami:
administrašuvdna
— the executive part of government
Scots:
admeenistration
— the executive part of government
Serbo-Croatian:
администра́ција
— the executive part of government
Serbo-Croatian:
administrácija
— the executive part of government
Sindhi:
انتظاميه
(ā̃tz̤āmeh)
— the executive part of government
Slovak:
správa
— the executive part of government
Slovak:
administratíva
— the executive part of government
Slovene:
vlada
— the executive part of government
Spanish:
administración
— the executive part of government
Swedish:
förvaltning
— the executive part of government
Tagalog:
asiwa
— the executive part of government
Tagalog:
pangasiwaan
— the executive part of government
Tagalog:
administrasyon
— the executive part of government
Tajik:
маъмурият
(ma'muriyat)
— the executive part of government
Tajik:
мудирият
(mudiriyat)
— the executive part of government
Tajik:
идора
(idora)
— the executive part of government
Turkish:
hükümet
— the executive part of government
Ukrainian:
адміністра́ція
(administrácija)
— the executive part of government
Ukrainian:
управлі́ння
(upravlínnja)
— the executive part of government
Uyghur:
ئىدارە
(idare)
— the executive part of government
Uzbek:
administratsiya
— the executive part of government
Uzbek:
maʼmuriyat
— the executive part of government
Uzbek:
idora
— the executive part of government
Uzbek:
boshqarma
— the executive part of government
Vietnamese:
hành chính
— the executive part of government
Catalan:
administració
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Dutch:
toediening
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Finnish:
annostelu
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
French:
administration
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Galician:
administración
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
German:
Verabreichung
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Hungarian:
beadás
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Hungarian:
adagolás
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Hungarian:
nyújtás
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Hungarian:
szolgáltatás
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Hungarian:
ügyintézés
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Italian:
somministrazione
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Polish:
administracja
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Portuguese:
ministração
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Portuguese:
aplicação
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Portuguese:
administração
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Romanian:
administrare
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Russian:
отправле́ние
(otpravlénije)
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Russian:
примене́ние
(primenénije)
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Spanish:
administración
— the act of administering or tendering something to another
Farefare:
yel-mãalgɔ zẽ'a
— location of offices for this