administration
noun
the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
self-administration
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a word derived from
administration.
Example Sentences
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In the US, 10 states and the Washington DC federal district allow "physician-assisted dying" where doctors can prescribe lethal drugs for self-administration.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
“The approval of FluMist for self-administration is an important step forward in making vaccines more accessible to fight the high annual burden of influenza,” Iskra Reic, an AstraZeneca executive, said in a statement.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024
"Its potential for at-home self-administration would further expand accessibility and reduce personnel costs, making it a promising intervention for individuals who may experience barriers accessing face-to-face clinical care."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
Upon its return to Chinese rule in 1997, Hong Kong was promised 50 years of self-administration.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
To guarantee liberty, self-administration, and peace was the chief aim of the medieval city. and labour, as we shall presently see when speaking of the craft guilds, was its chief foundation.
From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin, Prince
