Administrating

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of overseeing the implementation of policies while managing resources and directing activities within an organization or system involves ensuring regulatory compliance
2. The act of guiding and controlling operations by organizing tasks and overseeing their execution includes responsibilities for policy enforcement and resource management
3. The act of directing and coordinating the activities and resources within an organization or system to achieve goals

Etymology: "Administrating" is an inflected form, the present participle and gerund of "administrate", so its history is essentially that of the verb. The verb descends from Latin "administrare", meaning to manage, serve or attend to affairs, built from "ad" (to) and "ministrare" (to serve). Its older English sense was closer to carrying out or dispensing something, as when a person administered justice or a sacrament. The modern sense of directing an organization's activities is more recent, and it arrived largely through the noun "administration", which came into English from Latin "administratio". "Administrate" is generally treated as a back-formation from that noun, meaning it was created by stripping an ending from "administration" rather than being inherited directly. The exact route is disputed among etymologists, so the verb's precise path into English remains a matter of debate.

Synonyms: managing, governing, overseeing, directing

Antonyms: neglecting