The meaning of Administration

noun

A plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers.

Usage examples:

Some of them have nice gardens at home for flowers, and want the allotments to grow vegetables.

noun

The process of sharing something, or the amount or share of something that someone or something is given

Usage examples:

The trade body labeled as illegal last year's allotment of $3.2 billion in cotton subsidies., an al…

noun

A formal request to be considered for a position or to be allowed to do or have something, submitted to an authority, institution, or organization.

Usage examples:

An application for leave

noun

A particular use

Usage examples:

[ u ] a letter of application, [ c ] i’ve sent off applications for four different jobs.

noun

An official request for a job, a place on a course, etc., usually in writing

Usage examples:

An application for sth we received over 250 applications for the post., make/submit an application …

verb

Make a formal application or request.

Usage examples:

You need to apply to the local authority for a grant

verb

Present participle of apply

Usage examples:

By the time i saw the job advertised it was already too late to apply., i've applied for a new job …

verb

Divide up and share out.

Usage examples:

Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution

verb

Present participle of apportion

Usage examples:

When we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money among/between us., the investigati…

noun

The action or result of apportioning something.

Usage examples:

The apportionment of blame

noun

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

Usage examples:

He had absolute authority over his subordinates

noun

The power to control or demand obedience from others

Usage examples:

[ u ] the police have no legal authority in these disputes., [ u ] we have to find someone in autho…

noun

The official power to make decisions for other people or to tell them what they must do

Usage examples:

The executive committee can delegate authority to the chairperson., he did not have enough authorit…

noun

A cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying articles.

Usage examples:

A cocktail cabinet

noun

A storage compartment for clothes and valuables

noun

A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers that is used for storing useful things or showing decorative things

Usage examples:

A medicine cabinet, in the us, the secretary of defense is a member of the president’s cabinet.

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

Usage examples:

A gruff voice commanded us to enter

noun

An authoritative order.

Usage examples:

He obeyed her commands without question

verb

An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

adjective

(in military contexts) having a position of authority.

Usage examples:

A commanding officer

verb

Give an authoritative or peremptory order.

Usage examples:

A gruff voice commanded us to enter

adjective

Having a position of authority or control

Usage examples:

Her commanding officer said her performance was excellent.

noun

The manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation.

Usage examples:

They were arrested for disorderly conduct

verb

Organize and carry out.

Usage examples:

In the second trial he conducted his own defence

verb

Direct the performance of (a piece of music or an orchestra, choir, etc.).

Usage examples:

The concert is to be conducted by sir simon rattle

verb

Organize and carry out.

Usage examples:

In the second trial he conducted his own defence

noun

The manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation.

Usage examples:

They were arrested for disorderly conduct

noun

The manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed.

Usage examples:

The conduct of the elections

noun

A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity.

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An international congress of mathematicians

noun

A formal meeting of representatives from countries or organizations at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged

Usage examples:

The fourth congress of the european association for lexicography, congress has rejected the preside…

noun

The elected group of politicians in the us who are responsible for making the laws. congress consists of the senate and the house of representatives

Usage examples:

Established by congress to protect investors, the sec monitors publicly traded interests., the unio…

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

noun

A person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment.

Usage examples:

Platelet activity was higher in patients with the disease than in the controls

noun

An advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly.

Usage examples:

An official human rights council

noun

A group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization

Usage examples:

The un security council, the council is being pressured to approve the plan.

noun

A group of people who are responsible for making official decisions about a particular activity or advising people about something

Usage examples:

The un security council, a council meeting/member, a governing/ruling council, sit on/serve on/be e…

verb

Bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address.

Usage examples:

The products should be delivered on time

verb

Present participle of deliver

Usage examples:

Mail is delivered to our office twice a day., the furniture store is delivering our new bed on thur…

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adjective

Without intervening factors or intermediaries.

Usage examples:

The complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

Usage examples:

She set off in the opposite direction

noun

The position toward which someone or something moves or faces

Usage examples:

Cars were facing every direction after slamming into each other on the icy road., i glanced in her …

noun

The board of directors of a company.

Usage examples:

Such companies developed elected directorates to enforce their rules, deal with disputes amongst th…

noun

A department or organization that is responsible for one particular thing, especially in government

Usage examples:

European sugar beet farmers are being backed by the eu's agricultural directorate., the competition…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

Exemption from a rule or usual requirement.

Usage examples:

Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday

noun

Special permission, especially from the church, to do something that is not usually allowed

Usage examples:

Special dispensation from the couple have requested (a) special dispensation from the church to all…

adjective

(of a machine or container) able to supply or release a product or cash.

Usage examples:

The card can be recharged at the same dispensing machine

verb

Distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people.

Usage examples:

Orderlies went round dispensing drinks

verb

Present participle of dispense

Usage examples:

There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks., uk a dispensing chemist

noun

The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.

Usage examples:

The government released about 74,000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the c…

noun

The act of dividing something among people, or spreading or supplying something

Usage examples:

The bill would prohibit the sale and distribution of firearms., a very substantial upward distribut…

noun

The process of transporting products from a manufacturer, storing them, and selling them to different stores and customers

Usage examples:

Control/handle the distribution we handle the distribution of the product in the us and mexico., in…

adjective

Relating to or having the power to put plans or actions into effect.

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An executive chairman

noun

A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business.

Usage examples:

Account executives

adjective

Providing love or other emotional support; caring.

Usage examples:

He was very giving and supportive

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

adjective

Having authority to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of a state, organization, or people.

Usage examples:

The governing coalition

verb

Conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) with authority.

Usage examples:

He was incapable of governing the country

noun

The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.

Usage examples:

The government's economic record

verb

Feel or manipulate with the hands.

Usage examples:

Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun

The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.

Usage examples:

A holdall with two carrying handles

noun

A name or nickname.

Usage examples:

That's some handle for a baby

noun

The holding of an office or the period during which one is held.

Usage examples:

During his incumbency he established an epidemic warning system

noun

The period during which someone has a particular official position

Usage examples:

Incumbency (as) during her incumbency (as commissioner), several changes were introduced.

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

Usage examples:

Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Usage examples:

The issue of racism

noun

The action of supplying or distributing an item for use, sale, or official purposes.

Usage examples:

The issue of notes by the bank of england

noun

The action of leading a group of people or an organization.

Usage examples:

Different styles of leadership

noun

The quality or ability that makes a person a leader, or the position of being a leader

Usage examples:

The company was extremely successful under murphy’s leadership., the democratic leadership in congr…

noun

The position or fact of being a leader

Usage examples:

The company has strong leadership and accountability up and down the line., the hospital excelled f…

noun

The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

Usage examples:

The management of the economy

adjective

Having executive control or authority.

Usage examples:

The managing director

verb

Be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.

Usage examples:

Their elder son managed the farm

verb

Present participle of manage

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] did you manage to get any bread?, i only just managed to finish on time., a sma…

noun

(in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister.

Usage examples:

The ministry of defence

noun

A government department led by a minister

Usage examples:

All the ministries were represented at the meeting – justice, foreign affairs, economic affairs, an…

noun

The action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect.

Usage examples:

Restrictions on the operation of market forces

noun

A mathematical process, such as addition, in which one set of numbers is produced from another

Usage examples:

She underwent a six-hour open-heart operation., [ u ] several printing presses are in operation (= …

noun

The fact of operating or being active

Usage examples:

Come into/begin operation we expect the new procedure to come into operation early next year., be o…

noun

(in the uk) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the house of lords, and the house of commons.

Usage examples:

The secretary of state will lay proposals before parliament

noun

The group of people who make the laws in some countries

Usage examples:

A parliamentary election

noun

In some countries, a group of politicians who have been elected to make laws for the country

Usage examples:

They are hoping to push a radical income tax reform through parliament., currently, women's issues …

conjunction

On the condition or understanding that.

Usage examples:

We have the team which can win the league, providing we avoid bad injuries

verb

Make available for use; supply.

Usage examples:

These clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area

noun

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

Usage examples:

New contracts for the provision of services

verb

Supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.

Usage examples:

Civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies

noun

Something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it

Usage examples:

[ u ] when designing buildings in california, you have to make some provision for earthquakes., [ c…

noun

A government, especially an authoritarian one.

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Ideological opponents of the regime

noun

A particular government, or a system or method of government

Usage examples:

A communist/totalitarian regime

noun

A particular way of operating or organizing a system, an economy, etc.

Usage examples:

An investment/a pricing/a tax regime many individual employees will benefit from this favourable ta…

verb

Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.

Usage examples:

A hormone which regulates metabolism

verb

Present participle of regulate

Usage examples:

You can regulate the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat., [ + question word ] her…

noun

A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.

Usage examples:

Planning regulations

noun

One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.

Usage examples:

The rules of cricket

verb

Short for australian rules.

noun

An accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do

Usage examples:

The company's chief executive failed to enforce federal workplace rules., if you broke the rule, yo…

noun

The action or movement of a runner.

Usage examples:

His running tore united to shreds

adjective

(of water) flowing naturally or supplied to a building through pipes and taps.

Usage examples:

Hot and cold running water

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

The smaller upper assembly in the us, us states, france, and other countries.

Usage examples:

The senate must ratify any treaty with a two-thirds majority

adjective

Very good or pleasant; excellent.

Usage examples:

Julie was a super girl

adverb

Especially; particularly.

Usage examples:

He's been super understanding

noun

Short for superficial (used in expressing quantities of material).