Synonyms for administration
ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃənad·min·is·tra·tion

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1. administrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   conduct, management, regulation, supervision

2. administrationnoun

   The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

   Synonyms:
   management, supervision, conduct, regulation

3. administrationnoun

   A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.

   Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.

   Synonyms:
   management, conduct, regulation, supervision

4. administrationnoun

   The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.

   the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.

   Synonyms:
   supervision, management, conduct, regulation

5. administrationnoun

   Management.

   Synonyms:
   conduct, regulation, management, supervision

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. administration, disposalnoun

   a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

   Synonyms:
   establishment, organization, judicature, presidency, electric pig, presidential term, governance, governing body, governing, disposal, giving medication, government activity, garbage disposal, brass, disposition, government, organisation

2. administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisationnoun

   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"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

   Synonyms:
   brass section, arrangement, constitution, establishment, memorial tablet, organization, judicature, presidency, system, presidential term, face, ecesis, governance, governing body, plaque, governing, disposal, validation, giving medication, government activity, boldness, formation, brass, cheek, brass instrument, government, nerve, organisation, institution

3. administration, giving medicationnoun

   the act of administering medication

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

4. presidency, presidential term, administrationnoun

   the tenure of a president

   "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

   Synonyms:
   disposal, judicature, governing, governance, organization, governing body, establishment, presidency, presidentship, brass, government, organisation, giving medication, presidential term, government activity

5. government, governing, governance, government activity, administrationnoun

   the act of governing; exercising authority

   "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

   Synonyms:
   authorities, political science, establishment, judicature, organization, presidency, presidential term, governance, politics, governing body, governing, disposal, government activity, brass, giving medication, government, regime, organisation

6. administration, judicaturenoun

   the act of meting out justice according to the law

   Synonyms:
   court, judicial system, organization, judicatory, establishment, presidency, tribunal, presidential term, governance, governing body, governing, disposal, giving medication, government activity, judiciary, brass, organisation, judgeship, government, judicature

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1. • Justice
   • Social Control

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. administrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   dispensation, distribution

2. administrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   management, conduct, direction, control, superintendence

3. administrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   executive department (of a government), president (or other chief magistrate) and cabinet

4. administrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) management of an estate (of an intestate)

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1. List of paraphrases for "administration":

   management, administrative, directors, governing, trustees, authority, 'administration, administering, government, administer, governance, department, administración, admin, managing, service, manage, administrations, executive, authorities, administração, amministrazione, governors, stewardship, dispensation

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1. White House:

   We are focused on the long-term economic goals of the administration, we have an incredibly strong economy, thanks to the President. We look forward to reopening the government, continuing to build on what we've done the last two years.

2. Omar Jadwat:

   The Trump administration has conceded that its original Muslim ban was indefensible, unfortunately, it has replaced it with a scaled-back version that shares the same fatal flaws.

3. Huckabee Sanders:

   However, it's not uncommon that you might have a transition when a new administration comes in and it's simply nothing more than that.

4. Jim Phillips:

   The U.S. State Department has been looking into reports of chlorine gas attacks since at least April 2014, the administration is slow-walking its investigation.

5. Valerie Jarrett:

   Raffi Freedman-Gurspan demonstrates the kind of leadership this administration champions, her commitment to bettering the lives of transgender Americans, particularly transgender people of color and those in poverty, reflects the values of this administration.