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Administration

Scope note

Use for the activity of directing the business affairs and human and material resources of an organization, project, or enterprise, involving primarily the formulation of policy. When the application rather than the formulation of policy is the primary aspect, use "management." For directly overseeing the activities of an organization or enterprise, use "supervising."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000133011

Broader Terms used

<organizational functions>

Term used for

administrating

Equivalent Terms used

administered
administering

Created

13yrs ago

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