noun
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
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noun
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
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- he claims that the present administration is corrupt
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
noun
the act of administering medication
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giving medication
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the tenure of a president
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- things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
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the act of governing
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- exercising authority
- regulations for the governing of state prisons
- he had considerable experience of government
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the act of meting out justice according to the law
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