public administration

American  

noun

1. the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch.

2. a field of study preparing persons for careers in such work.

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public administration

We are researchers who study the intersection of technology, law and public administration.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

In the evening, she studied public administration in a remote program of the University of Oklahoma and earned her second master’s degree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Candidates for public administration jobs have since had to submit a so-called lustration certificate issued by the interior ministry.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

"The government had executed every means in public administration to quickly resolve the urgent issues overwhelming the country… but running the country requires stability," Anutin wrote in the decree endorsed by Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

The negligence of the public administration was betrayed, soon afterward, by a new disorder, which arose from the smallest beginnings.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)