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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
administration
 
SYLLABICATION:ad·min·is·tra·tion
PRONUNCIATION:  d-mn-strshn
NOUN:1. The act or process of administering, especially the management of a government or large institution. 2. The activity of a government or state in the exercise of its powers and duties. 3. often Administration a. The executive branch of a government. b. The group of people who manage or direct an institution, especially a school or college. 4. The term of office of an executive officer or body. 5. Law Management and disposal of a trust or estate. 6. The dispensing, applying, or tendering of something, such as an oath, a sacrament, or medicine.
OTHER FORMS:ad·minis·trative (-strtv, -str-) —ADJECTIVE
ad·minis·trative·lyADVERB
 
 
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