Other forms: administrations
Administration is the running of an organisation, or a government in office. School administration, the previous administration, in administration.
American usage says administration where British says government for the executive of the day. In British business it means something else again: a company in administration is insolvent and under an administrator's control. The Latin means to serve or manage.
1nounadministrationThe running of an organisation.
“The hospital spends too much on administration and not enough on nurses.”
2noungovernmentA government in office.
“The new administration promised to lower taxes in its first year.”
administration is a managing, or a government.
Latin administratio comes from administrare, to manage — ad plus ministrare, to serve. Minister is the same servant.
Latin
administrātiō
Old French
administration
Middle English
administracioun
English, today
administration
From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administrātiō. From Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administratio, from administrare; see administer; compare French administration. Equivalent to administrate + ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA