Synonyms of administration

administration

noun

əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən 

1

as in government

lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)

the fair and just administration of the U.S. territories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• government
• governance
• rule
• regime
• jurisdiction
• reign
• leadership
• regimen
• authority
• power
• sovereignty
• dictatorship
• management
• tyranny
• domination
• regulation
• dominion
• supervision
• oppression
• supremacy
• direction
• command
• sway
• mastery
• superintendence
• hegemony
• autocracy
• subjugation

2

as in management

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

administration of the funds was left in the hands of a committee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• management
• operation
• handling
• supervision
• government
• control
• stewardship
• oversight
• direction
• governance
• presidency
• leadership
• regulation
• guidance
• running
• conduct
• charge
• superintendence
• superintendency
• care
• intendance
• agency
• custody
• logistics
• protection
• engineering
• generalship
• manipulation
• guardianship
• ward
• trust
• rulership
• safekeeping
• keeping
• tutelage
• aegis
• lap
• coadministration
• machination
• comanagement
• codirection

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of administration

The administration’s Operation Economic Fury would expand secondary sanctions on countries and companies still trading with Iran, risking fallout for allies that rely on Iranian oil as enforcement grows more aggressive. — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Now, as beef prices remain stubbornly high, his administration is turning to a cheaper foreign supply to put downward pressure on prices. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Cooper also blocked the administration from closing the venue for two years of construction because the plans for the project were adopted too hastily. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

The move is all but certain to face legal challenges, as have many of the administration’s efforts to impose new levies. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026