administration
noun uk/ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ us/ədˌmɪn.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/
(MANAGING)
C1 [ U ] (informal admin, uk/ˈæd.mɪn/ us)管理；经营；行政
the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization
Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching. 教师们抱怨他们花在行政工作上的时间超过了教学的时间。
She has little experience in admin (= in organizing a business, etc.). 她没有什么管理经验。
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- Reputable charities spend the lion's share of donations on aid and a tiny fraction on administration.
- Eastern Slavonia is to revert to Croatian government rule next year after a transitional period under U.N. administration.
- Keeping noise levels low is the bane of airport administration.
- The new administration is still in the shakedown period.
- Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration.
(MANAGEMENT)
C2 [ C ]（企业、机关等的）管理人员;行政人员;管理部门
the people in an organization who manage its business and operations
The decision to cancel the trip was made by the school administration. 取消行程的决定是学校管理部门做出的。
(GOVERNMENT)
C2 [ C ]一届政府或政府人员（如总统及其内阁）
a period of government, or the people who are in government
the Obama administration/the last Republican administration 奥巴马政府／上届共和党政府
(GIVING)
[ U ]提供;施用
the act of giving someone something
There are strict controls on the administration of drugs. 药品的施用受严格控制。
(BUSINESS CLOSING)
[ U ] UK管理令程序，即公司资不抵债时的一种拯救程序，允许公司变更管理人以避免清算。
the process that takes place when a company cannot pay its debts and is allowed to make changes to its organization to try to avoid going into liquidation (= when a business is closed and the things it owns are sold)
The company has gone into administration, in order for money to be returned to creditors. 公司已进入管理令程序，以期将资金返还债权人。