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

He said that he had inherited a "completely broken down" system of public administration and justice that required a comprehensive overhaul.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

There also were drops in the numbers of Canadians employed in education services and public administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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 word “army” is short poetry for the order, economy, punctuality, and reliable co-operation and co, not sub-ordination of the public administration of industries.

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)