"administration" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-administration.ogg [US] Forms: administration [singular], administrations [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Administration is the process of running and organising an organisation such as a business or government.
    Sense id: simple-administration-en-noun-J~xFl0Px
  2. The administration are the people who run and organise an organisation such as a business or government.
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          "text": "In short, the administration does not actually know why it wants a space station."
        },
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          "text": "The Bush administration has one of the worst records of any American government."
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