n a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
n the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
he claims that the present administration is corrupt
n the act of administering medication
n the tenure of a president
things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
n the act of governing; exercising authority
n the act of meting out justice according to the law