Official vs Administration - What's the difference?
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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
Approved by authority; authorized.
sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal
Discharging an office or function.
* Sir Thomas Browne
Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
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, title= A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.
(uncountable) 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.
(countable) A body that administers; the executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
(uncountable) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation.
(uncountable, business) Management.
(uncountable, legal, UK) An arrangement whereby an insolvent company can continue trading under supervision.
As nouns the difference between official and administration
is that official is an office holder invested with powers and authorities while administration is 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.As an adjective official
is of or pertaining to an office or public trust.official
English
(wikipedia official)Adjective
(en adjective)- official duties
- an official statement or report
- an official drug or preparation
- the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition
Antonyms
* unofficialNoun
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Hyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* fourth officialStatistics
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English
(wikipedia administration)Noun
(en-noun)- Successive US administrations have had similar Middle East policies.
- ''the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.
- The company went into voluntary administration last week.