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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
administration
/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/
noun
the work of running something (e.g., a business)
- “During his administration a great many new laws were passed.”Tatoeba
- “Our school administration decided to do away with that school rule.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)