administration
administration — noun
1. the everyday paperwork, planning, and decisions involved in keeping a company, s
the everyday paperwork, planning, and decisions involved in keeping a company, school, or project working as it should.
Uri spends most Mondays on the administration of the small bakery.
administration of + organization noun
The new software is meant to cut the cost of school administration by half.
modifier + administration (school administration)
Mr. Patel handles staff payroll, ordering, and other day-to-day administration.
Good administration kept the festival running smoothly even when it rained.
The clinic hired Hiro to handle administration so doctors could focus on patients.
- management
broader; covers strategy as well as paperwork
- running
informal; used as a noun ('the running of the company')
- operations
focuses on the doing side of a business, less on planning
文法句型
administration of [noun]
用法筆記
Uncountable in this sense and often paired with a modifier naming the field (school, hospital, project, business). Distinguish from sense 2: here the focus is the work, not the people doing it.
常見錯誤
2. the group of senior staff who run a company, university, or other institution an
the group of senior staff who run a company, university, or other institution and make the big decisions about how it works.
Students wrote a letter asking the university administration to lower tuition fees.
the [institution] administration
The hospital administration agreed to hire ten extra nurses for the night shift.
subject of decision verb
Ines has worked in the company's administration for nearly twenty years.
Parents complained that the school administration ignored their safety concerns.
After the merger, half of the old administration lost their jobs.
- management
more common in business; can mean fewer, more senior people
- leadership
highlights the top decision-makers and their direction
- executive
the most senior layer only
- staff
the workers who are managed, rather than those managing
文法句型
the administration of [organization]
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution (school, hospital, university, company), and the administration is treated as a group that decides or approves things. Distinguish from sense 1, which is the work itself, not the people.
常見錯誤
3. a national government, especially in the United States, named after its presiden
a national government, especially in the United States, named after its president or prime minister, and the time during which they hold office.
The Obama administration signed several major climate agreements with other countries.
the [President] administration
Tax laws changed sharply under the new administration.
under the administration
Many ambassadors were replaced during the first weeks of the Xander administration.
The previous administration left the country with very high debt.
Reporters asked whether the administration would send troops to the border.
- government
preferred in British English; broader, can include parliament
- regime
often negative, suggesting strict or undemocratic rule
- presidency
focuses on the president's term, not the wider team
- opposition
the parties not currently in power
文法句型
the [Name] administration
用法筆記
Most common in American English; British speakers more often say 'the government'. Frequently capitalised with a leader's surname (the Biden Administration). Distinguish from sense 2: this one always means a national executive, not a school or company's leaders.
常見錯誤
4. the action of putting a medicine, vaccine, or other substance into a patient's b
the action of putting a medicine, vaccine, or other substance into a patient's body, for example by injection, drip, or by mouth.
The nurse recorded the time of administration of each painkiller in the chart.
administration of [drug]
Oral administration of the vaccine made it easier to use in remote villages.
oral / intravenous + administration
Dr. Xander explained the safe administration of the new diabetes drug to her interns.
Repeated administration of antibiotics can weaken their long-term effect.
The hospital trains every junior nurse in the administration of intravenous fluids.
文法句型
administration of [drug] to [person]
用法筆記
Formal medical register; in everyday speech people simply say 'giving' the medicine. Often paired with method words such as oral, intravenous, or topical.
常見錯誤
5. a UK legal procedure in which an outside expert temporarily takes over a struggl
a UK legal procedure in which an outside expert temporarily takes over a struggling business unable to repay creditors, aiming to rescue it or sell parts before closure.
The retailer went into administration after sales fell for three years in a row.
go into administration
Two hundred staff lost their jobs when the airline entered administration last week.
enter administration
While the bookshop chain was in administration, an outside expert ran each branch.
The football club came out of administration after a wealthy fan bought the debts.
Suppliers are worried that the builder may be heading for administration.
- receivership
older British term; an outsider takes control to repay creditors
- insolvency
broader umbrella term for being unable to pay debts
- Chapter 11
American equivalent for company rescue procedures
- solvency
the healthy state of being able to pay debts
文法句型
go into administration
be in administration
用法筆記
Mainly British English and used about companies, not people. Almost always appears in fixed phrases like 'go into administration' or 'be in administration'. Distinguish from sense 1 (general office work) — this is a specific legal status.