English
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Etymology
From OE. administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�d�mɪn��stɹeɪ��n/, SAMPA|/@d%mIn@"str\eIS@n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. 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; management.
2. The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted 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.
3. The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.

Translations
trans-top|the act of administering
Arabic: ARchar|إدارة (�id�ra) f
Czech: správa f
Dutch: administratie f
German: t+|de|Verwaltung|f
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Japanese: 管� (kanri)
Norwegian: t+|no|administrasjon|m|f
Telugu: (nirvaahamu)t|te|నిర�వాహమ�|sc=Telu
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trans-top|the executive part of government
Arabic: ARchar|إدارة ت���ذ�ة (�id�rat tanfiðíyya) f
Croatian: t+|hr|administracija|f
Dutch: t+|nl|bestuur
Finnish: t+|fi|johto, t+|fi|hallinto
German: t+|de|Verwaltung|f
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Japanese: �権 (seiken); (office) �� (kanch�); (school) �� (gy�sei)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ر��ب��را���ت�
Maltese: amministrazzjoni f
Norwegian: administrasjon m|f
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trans-top|the act of administering or tendering something to another
Dutch: toediening f
German: Verabreichung f
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ttbc|Icelandic: stjórnun
ttbc|Spanish: administración f

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de:administration
et:administration
el:administration
fa:administration
fr:administration
gl:administration
ko:administration
io:administration
id:administration
it:administration
kk:administration
hu:administration
pl:administration
ru:administration
simple:administration
fi:administration
sv:administration
ta:administration
te:administration
vi:administration
tr:administration
zh:administration

• 2007-12-22 10:01 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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