central administration
Core governing body
Central administration is the main governing body or headquarters that oversees an entire organization, institution, or territory.
In universities, central administration refers to top-level offices—the president, provost, and their staff—as distinct from individual departments or colleges: The policy came down from central administration.
In government contexts, it often means the national or federal level as opposed to regional or local authorities.
- headquartersCentral command location
- head officeMain administrative center
- seatPlace for sitting
- top brassSenior leadership collectively
- state apparatusInstitutions enforcing governmental authority
public sector · governance · policy-making · management · chain of command · command structure · bureaucracy · red tape · paper pushers · decision makers · executive branch · authority · constitutional law · hierarchy · file · coordination · base · form
central administrationfield offices
Organization's remote locations
regional offices · local government · branch offices · local chapters · district offices
central administrationdecentralization
Distributing power from center
self-governance · devolution · federalism · subsidiarity · grassroots organization
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