What is public administration?

What is the meaning of Administration as against Public Administration ?

• In France we simply use the word Administration to point to the Public Administration.

• Answer:

  The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc - the day-to-day administration of the company - a career in arts administration - administration costs The people responsible for this, regarded collectively - the university administration took their demands seriously The management of public affairs; government - the inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration The management and disposal of the property of an intestate, deceased person, debtor, or other individual, or of an insolvent company, by a legally appointed administrator - the company went into administration - an administration order The officials in the executive branch of government under a particular chief executive - the Kennedy administration sought to use the conference to repair U.S. prestige The term of office of a political leader or government - the early years of the Reagan Administration A government agency - the U.S. Food and Drug Administration The action of dispensing, giving, or applying something - the oral administration of the antibiotic - the administration of justice