ADMINISTRATION - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Categories: Management, Direction
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Example: he claims that the present administration is corrupt; the governance of an association is responsible to its members; he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
Categories: Body
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Noun
the act of administering medication
Categories: Medication
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Noun
the act of meting out justice according to the law
Categories: Justice
Synonyms
Judicature, Presidential term, Government activity, Giving medication, Governing
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "administration" comes from Latin administratio. It started in Old French administration. Then it appeared in Middle English administracioun. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: administration
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.