business administration
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business administration
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Arafat was studying business administration at Gaza's Al-Azhar University before the war forced him to stop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Lee entered the University of California, Berkeley, in 2021 expecting to spend four years to earn his degree in business administration.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Tuchel moved to Stuttgart to study business administration and found work in a bar.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
After a brief stint on Wall Street, he got a master’s degree in business administration at Stanford University, where he met his future wife, Kat Taylor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
She hopes she will finish her studies in business administration and eventually form her own family in Honduras.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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