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a program of studies at the university level offering courses on general business theory, management, and practices.

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Origin of business administration

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby business administration

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How to use business administration in a sentence

Ovbiagele studied business administration at the University of Lagos and earned an MBA from Imperial College London.
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In 2006, he got his bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a major in human resources management.
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The lead professor for his business administration course was SDSU’s finance department chair, Kamal Haddad, but Molina noted that most of his correspondence was with Renee Merrill, a lecturer and assistant.
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He forwarded the letter to his business administration professors and requested that he get the grade he deserved.
College Students Are Learning Hard Lessons About Anti-Cheating Software|Kara Grant|November 30, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Hayungs said in a podcast interview that he spent 18 months in a medium-security prison, finishing his bachelor’s in business administration while behind bars.
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I was a little mystified at how benignly he responded to my questions about his business activities.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This reporter knocked at the Wilkins home on Tuesday morning but received neither an answer nor the business end of a shotgun.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.
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Last March they gave Airbus a huge piece of new business, ordering 169 A320s and 65 of the slightly larger A321.
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Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.
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He remembered something—the cherished pose of being a man plunged fathoms-deep in business.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
A letter from Fajardo to the king (December 10, 1621) concerns various matters of administration and business.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The father of Mr. Stacy Marks predestined him for the coach-building business.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
That, and a range war that grew out of the killing, and some kind of a business deal just about broke them.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
But he could not bear the reflection, and with fevered impatience, he hurried through the business of the morning.
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