The appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building.
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Administration
//ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "administration" (203 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (61)
deandean of mendean of womendecision-makingdeliverydirectiondirectoratedirectorydisbursaldisbursementdischargedisciplinedispatchdispensationdispersiondisposaldispositiondistributiondoledoling
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doling outdominiondosagedosingeffectuationemperyempireenactmentenforcingexecutionexecutiveexecutive armexecutive committeeexecutive directorexecutive functionexecutive hierarchyexecutive officerexecutive secretaryforcingforcing onform of governmentfurnishinggivinggiving outgovernancegoverning boardgoverning bodygripguardianshipguidancehandhandling
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handsheadmasterheadmistresshierarchyhigher echelonshigher-upsimplementationinfrastructureinterlocking directorateiron handissuancejudicaturejurisdictionkeepingleadershipmagistratemanaging directormastermeting outministry
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officerofficialofficialdomofficiationoversightpassing aroundpastoragepastoratepastorshippatronagepaying outperformanceperpetrationpolitical organizationpolitypowerprefectprelacyprescribingpresidencypresidentprexyprincipalprotectorshipprovisionprovostrajrectorregimeregimenregnancyregulationreignreinruleruling classruling classessafe handssecretarysovereigntysteering committeestewardshipsuperintendencesupplyingswaysystem of governmenttalonstermthe administrationthe authoritiesthe brassthe establishmentthe executivethe ingroupthe intereststhe people upstairsthe power elitethe power structurethe topthemtheytop brasstransactiontreasurertutelagevice-chancellorvice-presidentwardwardenwardenshipwardshipwatch and wardwing
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25 entriesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationadministration of the fulness of timesadministrationaladministrationeseadministrationspeakantiadministrationbusiness administrationcoadministrationletter of administrationmaladministrationmale-administrationmisadministrationmono-administrationmulti-administrationnonadministration
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4 entriesis a
4 entriespart of
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13 entriesTranslations
218 translations across 73 languages.
Albanian
3 entries- administratë noun (the act of administering)
- qeveri noun (the executive part of government)
- qeveri Government noun (the act of administering)
Arabic
3 entries- إِدَارَة noun (the act of administering)
- إِدَارَة تَنْفِيذِيَّة noun (the executive part of government)
- مُرَاقَبَة noun (the act of administering)
Armenian
3 entries- կառավարում noun (the act of administering)
- վարչակազմ noun (the executive part of government)
- վարչարարություն noun (the act of administering)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- idarə noun (the act of administering)
- müdiriyyət noun (the executive part of government)
Bavarian German
2 entries- Vawoitung noun (the act of administering)
- Vawoitung noun (the executive part of government)
Belarusian
4 entries- адміністра́цыя noun (the act of administering)
- адміністра́цыя noun (the executive part of government)
- кірава́нне noun (the executive part of government)
- кірава́ньне noun (the executive part of government)
Bengali
1 entries- প্রশাসন noun (the executive part of government)
Bulgarian
3 entries- администра́ция noun (the executive part of government)
- ръково́дство noun (the act of administering)
- управле́ние noun (the act of administering)
Catalan
3 entries- administració noun (the act of administering)
- administració noun (the executive part of government)
- administració noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- بەرێوبەرایەتی noun (the executive part of government)
Chechen
2 entries- администраци noun (the act of administering)
- ӏедал noun (the act of administering)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 政府 noun (the executive part of government)
- 機關 /机关 noun (the executive part of government)
- 管理 noun (the act of administering)
- 行政 noun (the act of administering)
Czech
4 entries- administrace noun (the executive part of government)
- administrativa noun (the act of administering)
- administrativa noun (the executive part of government)
- správa noun (the act of administering)
Danish
2 entries- administration noun (the act of administering)
- forvaltning noun (the executive part of government)
Dutch
3 entries- administratie noun (the act of administering)
- bestuur noun (the executive part of government)
- toediening noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Esperanto
4 entries- administracio noun (the act of administering)
- administracio noun (the executive part of government)
- administrado noun (the executive part of government)
- administrantaro noun (the act of administering)
Estonian
3 entries- administratsioon noun (the act of administering)
- haldamine noun (the act of administering)
- valitsus noun (the executive part of government)
Farefare
1 entries- yel-mãalgɔ zẽ'a noun (location of offices for this)
Finnish
4 entries- annostelu noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
- hallinto noun (the act of administering)
- hallinto noun (the executive part of government)
- hallintotoimi noun (the act of administering)
French
3 entries- administration noun (the act of administering)
- administration noun (the executive part of government)
- administration noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Galician
3 entries- administración noun (the act of administering)
- administración noun (the executive part of government)
- administración noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Georgian
4 entries- ადმინისტრაცია noun (the act of administering)
- ადმინისტრაცია noun (the executive part of government)
- ადმინისტრირება noun (the act of administering)
- მართვა noun (the act of administering)
German
4 entries- Administration noun (the act of administering)
- Verabreichung noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
- Verwaltung noun (the act of administering)
- Verwaltung noun (the executive part of government)
Greek
1 entries- διαχείριση noun (the act of administering)
Greenlandic
1 entries- allaffeqarfik noun (the act of administering)
Haitian Creole
2 entries- administrasyon noun (the act of administering)
- administrasyon noun (the executive part of government)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִנְהָל noun (the executive part of government)
Hindi
3 entries- निर्वाह noun (the act of administering)
- प्रबंधन noun (the act of administering)
- प्रशासन noun (the executive part of government)
Hungarian
4 entries- adagolás noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
- adminisztráció noun (the act of administering)
- apparátus noun (the executive part of government)
- beadás noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Indonesian
1 entries- administrasi noun (the act of administering)
Iranian Persian
3 entries- اِدارِه noun (the act of administering)
- اِدارِه noun (the executive part of government)
- مُدیرِیَّت noun (the act of administering)
Italian
2 entries- amministrazione noun (the act of administering)
- somministrazione noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Japanese
4 entries- 官庁 noun (the executive part of government)
- 政権 noun (the executive part of government)
- 管理 noun (the act of administering)
- 行政 noun (the executive part of government)
Kazakh
3 entries- басқарма noun (the executive part of government)
- басқару noun (the act of administering)
- әкімшілік noun (the executive part of government)
Korean
3 entries- 관리 noun (the act of administering)
- 관청 noun (the executive part of government)
- 정권 noun (the executive part of government)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- администрация noun (the executive part of government)
- башкармалык noun (the executive part of government)
Lao
1 entries- ການຈັດການ noun (the act of administering)
Latin
2 entries- administrātiō noun (the act of administering)
- administrātiō noun (the executive part of government)
Latvian
4 entries- administrācija noun (the act of administering)
- pārvalde noun (the act of administering)
- vadība noun (the act of administering)
- valdība noun (the executive part of government)
Lithuanian
2 entries- administracija noun (the act of administering)
- valdžia noun (the executive part of government)
Macedonian
1 entries- администрација noun (the act of administering)
Malay
2 entries- administrasi noun (the act of administering)
- pentadbiran noun (the act of administering)
Malayalam
1 entries- കാര്യനിർവഹണം noun (the act of administering)
Maltese
1 entries- amministrazzjoni noun (the executive part of government)
Māori
1 entries- minitatanga noun (the act of administering)
Northern Sami
2 entries- administrašuvdna noun (the act of administering)
- administrašuvdna noun (the executive part of government)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- administrasjon noun (the act of administering)
- administrasjon noun (the executive part of government)
- forvaltning noun (the act of administering)
- forvaltning noun (the executive part of government)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- administrasjon noun (the act of administering)
- administrasjon noun (the executive part of government)
- forvalting noun (the act of administering)
- forvalting noun (the executive part of government)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- اداره noun (the act of administering)
- زمام noun (the act of administering)
- سیاست noun (the act of administering)
Polish
3 entries- administracja noun (the act of administering)
- administracja noun (the executive part of government)
- administracja noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Portuguese
4 entries- administração noun (the act of administering)
- administração noun (the executive part of government)
- administração noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
- aplicação noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Romanian
3 entries- administrare noun (the act of administering)
- administrare noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
- administrație noun (the executive part of government)
Russian
4 entries- администра́ция noun (the act of administering)
- администра́ция noun (the executive part of government)
- отправле́ние noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
- примене́ние noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Scots
1 entries- admeenistration noun (the executive part of government)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- riaghladh noun (the act of administering)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- administrácija noun (the act of administering)
- administrácija noun (the executive part of government)
- администра́ција noun (the act of administering)
- администра́ција noun (the executive part of government)
Sindhi
2 entries- انتظاميه noun (the executive part of government)
- انتظامڪاري noun (the act of administering)
Slovak
3 entries- administratíva noun (the executive part of government)
- správa noun (the act of administering)
- správa noun (the executive part of government)
Slovene
2 entries- uprava noun (the act of administering)
- vlada noun (the executive part of government)
Spanish
3 entries- administración noun (the act of administering)
- administración noun (the executive part of government)
- administración noun (the act of administering or tendering something to another)
Swedish
3 entries- administration noun (the act of administering)
- förvaltning noun (the act of administering)
- förvaltning noun (the executive part of government)
Tagalog
4 entries- administrasyon noun (the act of administering)
- administrasyon noun (the executive part of government)
- asiwa noun (the executive part of government)
- pangasiwaan noun (the act of administering)
Tajik
4 entries- идора noun (the act of administering)
- идора noun (the executive part of government)
- маъмурият noun (the act of administering)
- маъмурият noun (the executive part of government)
Telugu
1 entries- నిర్వాహము noun (the act of administering)
Tetum
1 entries- administrasaun noun (the act of administering)
Thai
1 entries- การจัดการ noun (the act of administering)
Turkish
4 entries- hükümet noun (the executive part of government)
- idare noun (the act of administering)
- idarecilik noun (the act of administering)
- yönetim noun (the act of administering)
Ukrainian
4 entries- адміністра́ція noun (the act of administering)
- адміністра́ція noun (the executive part of government)
- керівни́цтво noun (the act of administering)
- управлі́ння noun (the act of administering)
Urdu
3 entries- اِنْتِظام noun (the act of administering)
- اِنْتِظامِیَہ noun (the act of administering)
- سِیاسَت noun (the act of administering)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئىدارە noun (the executive part of government)
Uzbek
4 entries- administratsiya noun (the executive part of government)
- boshqarma noun (the executive part of government)
- idora noun (the executive part of government)
- maʼmuriyat noun (the executive part of government)
Vietnamese
3 entries- hành chính noun (the executive part of government)
- quản lý noun (the act of administering)
- sự quản lý noun (the act of administering)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַדמיניסטראַציע noun (the act of administering)
Sample sentences
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Our school administration decided to do away with that school rule.
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We need someone who has some experience in administration.
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The heat is on the administration to come up with a new policy.
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