administration

/ædmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən/ · 5 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
   “he claims that the present administration is corrupt”
3. the act of administering medication
4. the tenure of a president
   “things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration”
5. the act of governing; exercising authority
   “regulations for the governing of state prisons”
6. the act of meting out justice according to the law

Synonyms for administration

• disposal
• governance
• governing body
• establishment
• brass
• organization
• organisation
• giving medication
• presidency
• presidential term
• government
• governing
• government activity
• judicature

Words that rhyme with administration

• operation
• variation
• representation
• separation
• association
• derivation
• elevation
• inclination
• preparation
• application
• combination
• concentration
• formation
• foundation
• generation
• irritation
• organisation
• organization
• presentation
• radiation
• regulation
• relaxation
• replication
• reservation
• restoration
• translation
• accommodation
• animation
• assimilation
• circulation