■ noun
1》 the organization and running of a business or system.
2》 the government in power.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. the term of office of a political leader or government.
↘(in the US) a government agency.
3》 Law the management and disposition of the property of a deceased person or debtor, or of an insolvent company, by a legally appointed administrator.
4》 the action of administering.