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    ad·min·is·ter
    [ədˈminəstər]
    verb
    administer (verb) · administers (third person present) · administered (past tense) · administered (past participle) · administering (present participle)
    1. manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.):
      "each school was administered separately"
      • be responsible for the implementation or use of (law or resources):
        "a federal agency would administer new regulations"
    2. dispense or apply (a remedy or drug):
      "paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs"
      • deal out or inflict (punishment):
        "retribution was administered to those found guilty"
      • (of a priest) perform the rites of (a sacrament, typically the Eucharist):
        "he administered the sacraments to the flock"
      • archaic
        law
        direct the taking of (an oath):
        "the chief justice will administer the oath of office"
    3. give help or service:
      "we must selflessly administer to his needs"
    Origin
    late Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare (see ministration).
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    verb
    1. manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.):
      manage
      direct
      control
      operate
      regulate
      conduct
      handle
      run
      orchestrate
      organize
      supervise
      superintend
      oversee
      boss
      govern
      rule
      lead
      head
      guide
      steer
      pilot
      take care of
      look after
      head up
      call the shots
      pull the strings
      run the show
      preside over
      be the boss of
      exercise control over
      be in control of
      be in charge of
      be in command of
      be responsible for
      be at the helm of
      hold sway over
      call the tune
      be in the driving seat
      be in the saddle
      • dispense or apply (a remedy or drug):
        dispense
        deliver
        issue
        give
        provide
        apply
        discharge
        allot
        distribute
        apportion
        deal
        hand out
        disburse
        bestow
        inflict
        impose
        enforce
        serve out
        exact
        mete out
        measure out
        dole out
        deal out
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