military administration

Armed forces governance

Military administration is the management and governance of military forces, including personnel, logistics, and operations.

The term also refers to military control over civilian territory, typically during occupation or martial law: The region remained under military administration until elections could be held.

It encompasses everything from base operations to the bureaucratic systems that keep armed forces functioning.

Opposites
governance type

military administrationdemocratic governance

System where citizens hold power

civilian rule · representative government · constitutional government · self-governance · popular sovereignty

organizational function

military administrationcombat operations

Active military engagement

active combat · field operations · military action · armed conflict · battle

institutional sector

military administrationprivate enterprise

Individually owned business operation

corporate management · business administration · private sector

Family

military, administration, militia, militant, militarism, militaristic, militarize, militarized, militarization

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