administration

noun

1. 1

   the act of meting out justice according to the law

2. 2

   the act of administering medication

3. 3

   the act of governing; exercising authority

   regulations for the governing of state prisons

   he had considerable experience of government

4. 4

   a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

5. 5

   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

   the governance of an association is responsible to its members

6. 6

   the tenure of a president

   things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration