administering

Carrying out duties

Administering is managing or directing something, especially an organization or institution: She's been administering the program for five years.

It also means giving or applying something formally—administering medication, administering an oath, administering a test.

To administer justice or punishment is to dispense it officially.

The word carries a sense of authority and procedure.

oversight

compliance

Adhering to requirements

scrutiny · inspection · watchdog · review · accountability · verification · surveillance · standards · enforcement · regulatory

leadership

management

Organizing and directing resources

directive · coordination · supervision · execution · implementation · facilitation · orchestration · overseeing · directing · commanding

medication

dosage

Measured medicine amount

antibiotic · infusion · intravenous · dispense · pills · tablets · capsules · syringe · ointment · pharmaceuticals

governance

legislation

Official enactment of statutes

sovereignty · bureaucracy · federal · cabinet · ministerial · senate · parliament · constitution · democracy · statecraft

treatment

therapy

Curative mental treatment

cure · recovery · convalescence · restoration · healing · wellness · palliate · soothe · nurture · triage

aid

relief

Easing of distress

charity · donations · volunteers · philanthropy · grants · welfare · beneficence · subsidy · endowment · sponsorship

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Opposites
giving vs. withholding

administeringwithholding

Keeping from another

denying · refusing · withdrawing · restricting · confiscating

active management vs. neglect

administeringneglecting

Failing to attend to

abandoning · ignoring · mismanaging · shirking · forsaking

providing vs. receiving

administeringreceiving

Acquiring what's sent

taking · undergoing · accepting

Family

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