administration /ədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/ noun plural administrations
plural administrations
Learner's definition of ADMINISTRATION
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a [noncount] : the activities that relate to running a company, school, or other organization經營:管理:行政 b [count] : a group of people who manage the way a company, school, or other organization functions管理部門,行政機關 2 [count] or Administration
a : a government or part of a government that is identified with its leader (such as a U.S. president or British prime minister)(總統、首相等)任期内的政府 -
We studied U.S. foreign policy in/during the Reagan Administration. [=during the time when Reagan was President]我們研究裏根政府時的美國對外政策。
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the Thatcher administration撒切爾政府
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Her lecture compared the policies of this administration to the previous one.她的講座比較了本屆政府與上一屆政府的政策。
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Administration officials refused to comment.政府官員拒絕發表評論。
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At first, the administration denied the allegations.起初,政府否認了這些說法。
b : a U.S. government department美國政府部門 3
[noncount] : the act or process of providing or administering something實施;給予;供給