Administration
- Administration
Administration may refer to:
In business
* Administration (business), the performance or management of business operations.
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
* Central Administration, the highest administrative department of an organization
In computing
* System administrator, a person who maintains and operates a computer system or network
In law
* Administration of an estate on death, arising if the deceased is legally intestate
* Administration (insolvency), a mechanism allowing insolvent companies to continue running their business. "Includes Administrative receivership"
In medicine
* Route of administration, the path by which a substance is brought into contact with the body
In politics:
* Administration (government), a term used in the context of government
** Reagan Administration, the executive branch of the US federal government from 1981 to 1989
** Clinton Administration, 1993 to 2001
** George W. Bush administration, 2001 to present
* Small Business Administration, a United States government agency supporting small businesses
* Public administration, the study and implementation of policy
* Local government, administrative offices that are smaller than a state or province
In academia:
* Academic administration, a branch of an academic institution responsible for the maintenance and supervision of the institution
* Bachelor of Business Administration, a bachelor's degree in business administration
* Master of Business Administration, a master's degree in business administration
* Doctor of Business Administration, a research-oriented doctorate focusing on business practice
* Münster School of Business Administration and Economics, part of the University of Münster
* Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, a Swedish language university located in Finland
* Institute of Business Administration, the name of two business schools
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administration — [ administrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • apr. 1250; aministracion v. 1200; lat. administratio 1 ♦ Dr. civ. Action de gérer un bien, un ensemble de biens. ⇒ gestion. L administration de la communauté. Administration légale : attributs patrimoniaux se rattachant … Encyclopédie Universelle
administration — ad·min·is·tra·tion /əd ˌmi nə strā shən/ n 1: the act or process of administering the administration of justice 2 a: the management and disposal under court authority of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator b: the… … Law dictionary
administration — ad‧min‧is‧tra‧tion [ədˌmɪnˈstreɪʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] COMMERCE the activities involved with managing and organizing the work of a company or organization: • I want to spend my time on research and development rather than administration. 2.… … Financial and business terms
Administration — Ad*min is*tra tion (?; 277), n. [OE. administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.] 1. The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
administration — ADMINISTRATION. s. f. Direction d une affaire particulière. L administration des biens d un pupille. Il se dit De la direction des affaires publiques, d une partie du Gouvernement. Il a eu long temps l administration des Finances, des principales … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
administration — Administration. s. f. Gouvernement, direction, conduite. Il a eu long temps l administration des finances, des principales affaires. il avoit l administration de toutes choses. un tuteur est obligé de rendre compte de l administration qu il a… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
administration — Administration, Gestio, gestionis, Administratio, Actus. L administration et charge de quelque chose, ou le lieu et territoire dedans lequel on a administration et charge, Dioecesis, huius dioecesis. Avoir la charge et administration du royaume,… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Administration — (lat. administrare „verwalten“) bezeichnet allgemein die Verwaltung eines Staates, einer Provinz, eines Landkreises, eines Ortes, einer Körperschaft oder öffentlichen Einrichtung oder auch eines Vereins speziell die öffentliche Verwaltung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Administration — Sf Verwaltung erw. fach. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. administrātio ( ōnis) Verwaltung, Besorgung , zu l. administrāre verwalten, besorgen, ausführen , zu l. ministrāre bedienen, darreichen, verschaffen und l. ad hinzu . Verbum:… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Administration — (management, administration; administration; administrazione) – einerseits der Inbegriff der Vorschriften und Grundsätze, nach denen das Eisenbahnwesen verwaltet wird – anderseits der organische Aufbau der Behörden und Dienststellen, denen die… … Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens
