n. the act of administering medication

n. a method of tending to (especially business) matters

n. the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"

n. the management of all computers in a network

n. 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"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

n. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"

n. a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

n. one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"

n. one of two divisions of an academic year

n. a definite length of time marked off by two instants

n. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

n. a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"

n. half a year; a period of 6 months

n. a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"

n. nonelective government officials

n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

n. the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

n. business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"