Specialist dictionary

Public administration

Civil services, public bodies, administration and government delivery.

Core vocabulary

36 featured terms

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Administrationnoun

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

Agencynoun

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Vall…

Authoritynoun

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Vall…

Bodynoun

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

Bureaunoun

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Vall…

Bureaucracynoun

any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

Civiladjective

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branch…

Departmentnoun

the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)

Federal agencynoun

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Vall…

Governancenoun

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

Governingnoun

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

Governmentnoun

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

Government activitynoun

the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

Government agencynoun

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Vall…

Handmaidnoun

in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"

Handmaidennoun

in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"

Officenoun

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Vall…

Publicadjective

not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scand…

Servantnoun

in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"

Servicenoun

work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"

Torsonoun

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

Trunknoun

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

Ainoun

an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and ope…

Armynoun

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

Facilitynoun

a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"

Lawmakingnoun

the act of making or enacting laws

Legislatingnoun

the act of making or enacting laws

Legislationnoun

the act of making or enacting laws

Misgovernmentnoun

government that is inefficient or dishonest

Misrulenoun

government that is inefficient or dishonest

Navynoun

the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

Organnoun

a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Departmen…

Trust bustingnoun

(law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)

Utilitynoun

the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilitie…

Nationaladjective

owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

Openadjective

open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"