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1. administration
noun. ['ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən'] a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs).
Synonyms
- disposal
- direction
- conducting
- polity
- organisation
- line management
- organization
- management
Antonyms
- hardness
- demobilization
- denationalization
- mobilization
Etymology
- administracioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- administration (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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- deinstitutionalization
- institutionalization
- self-congratulation
- antidiscrimination
- telecommunication
- nondiscrimination
- misrepresentation
- mischaracterization
- internationalization
- industrialization
- decriminalization
- transillumination
- self-determination
- renationalization
- recapitalization
- prestidigitation
- misinterpretation
- misidentification
- miscommunication
- experimentation
- excommunication
- disqualification
- discontinuation
- denationalization
- decentralization
- transplantation
- singularization
- self-perpetuation
- securitization
- reinterpretation
2. administration
noun. ['ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən'] the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.
Synonyms
- regime
- organisation
- judiciary
- governing body
- advisory board
- management
- pecking order
- Curia
- establishment
- organization
- brass
- bench
- executive
- officialdom
- hierarchy
- body
- top brass
- planning board
- authorities
- government
- government officials
- governance
- power structure
Antonyms
- criminalization
- decriminalization
- decriminalisation
- criminalisation
Etymology
- administracioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- administration (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. administration
noun. ['ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən'] the act of administering medication.
Synonyms
- drip feed
- drugging
- medication
- sedation
Antonyms
- artifact
- thinness
- breakableness
- solidity
Etymology
- administracioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- administration (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. administration
noun. ['ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən'] the tenure of a president.
Synonyms
- presidency
- incumbency
- tenure
- term of office
Antonyms
- subordinate
- standing
- malfunctioning
- crosswise
Etymology
- administracioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- administration (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. administration
noun. ['ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən'] the act of governing; exercising authority.
Synonyms
- social control
- lawmaking
- government
- misgovernment
- governance
- legislation
- legislating
- trust busting
- government activity
- governing
Antonyms
- softness
- thick
- porosity
- thickness
Etymology
- administracioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- administration (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. federal
adjective. ['ˈfɛdɝəl, ˈfɛdrəl'] national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units.
Antonyms
- noncitizen
Etymology
- fédéral (French)
7. Federal
adjective. being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War.
Synonyms
- Union
Antonyms
- special agent
- general agent
8. housing
noun. ['ˈhaʊzɪŋ'] structures collectively in which people are housed.
Synonyms
- camp
- abode
- mobile home
- billet
- block
- pied-a-terre
- rattrap
- condominium
- dwelling house
- dwelling
- living quarters
- quartering
- flat
- youth hostel
- manufactured home
- living accommodations
- hostel
- structure
- tract housing
- habitation
- domicile
- student lodging
- home
- shelter
- quarters
- apartment
- hospice
- construction
Antonyms
- show
- bring to
- unfreeze
- unblock
Etymology
- housinge (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. Federal
noun. any federal law-enforcement officer.
Synonyms
- federal agent
- agent
- Fed
Antonyms
- slave state
- South
- Dixieland
- Confederate
10. Federal
noun. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Synonyms
- Union soldier
- Federal soldier
- Yank
- Yankee
Antonyms
- Confederate States
- Confederacy
- Confederate States of America
- gray