Definition of administration
1
: performance of executive duties : management
worked in the administration of a hospital
2
: the act or process of administering something
the administration of justice the administration of medication
3
: the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making
4a
: a body of persons who administer
b
often capitalized
: a group constituting the political executive in a presidential government
a member of the Bush administration
c
: a governmental agency or board
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
5
: the term of office of an administrative officer or body
during the first Clinton administration
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The first known use of administration was in the 14th century
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