Synonyms for administration
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Government — management
government, management, governance, direction, control, bureaucracy, regulation, rule, jurisdiction, conduct
2. Establishment
establishment, organization US, organisation UK, brass
Other
presidency, ministry, supervision, execution, superintendence, distribution, dispensation, disposal, top brass informal, judicature, gestion, police dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Management.
- n. 2
The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- administrations → governments, managements, governances, directions…
Example sentences
- government The bribery scandal cast doubts on the government.
- management Skillful management made a success of the business.
- governance Algeria's economy is suffering from poor governance.
- bureaucracy Algeria's heavy bureaucracy encourages corruption.
- ministry We visited the Algerian ministry of agriculture.
- presidency He finally resigned the presidency of the college.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| administration | falling | |
| government | steady | |
| management | steady | |
| governance | rising | |
| bureaucracy | steady | |
| ministry | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rule1
- 5 letters
- brass1
- 6 letters
- police2
- 7 letters
- control2, conduct2, gestion
- 8 letters
- ministry3, disposal3
- 9 letters
- direction3, execution4
- 10 letters
- government3, management3, regulation4, presidency4, governance3, judicature
- 11 letters
- supervision4, bureaucracy4
- 12 letters
- organization5, distribution4, organisation5, jurisdiction4, dispensation4
- 13 letters
- establishment4
- 15 letters
- superintendence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (police2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- administration
- Català
- administració