administration
noun
1.
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Derived from:
administer 2.
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
Derived from:
administer 3.
4.
5.
the act of governing; exercising authority
6.
the act of meting out justice according to the law