administration: meaning and words from its letters
14 letters · 17 letter points · starts with A · ends with N
Meaning of administration
noun
- uncountable, usually
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.
- countable, usually
The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted 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.
Example: Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
- uncountable, usually
The country's government under the rule of a particular leader.
Example: The Obama administration
- countable, usually
A body that administers; a body of administrators.
Listed forms: administrations.
Source: Wiktionary — administration.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for administration.
noun
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
noun
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- governance
- governing body
- establishment
- brass
- organization
- organisation
noun
the act of administering medication
- giving medication
noun
the tenure of a president
- presidency
- presidential term
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is administration in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of administration
A(1) + D(2) + M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of administration
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from administration
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