Literary notes about administration (AI summary)
The term "administration" is employed in literature to denote a wide array of governing systems and practices, spanning from the organization of vast empires to the management of local institutions. In historical narratives, it characterizes both the orderly and often dysfunctional apparatus of state power, as seen in discussions of Roman imperial governance and military command [1] [2] [3]. The word is also used to reflect the character and efficiency of leadership, ranging from the equitable handling of justice [4] to critiques of mismanagement in public offices and even the peculiarities of modern governmental bodies [5] [6]. Moreover, its application extends beyond political discourse into realms such as business, technology, and even metaphorical commentary, illustrating its flexibility as a descriptor for systems of control and organization [7] [8] [9].
- The union and vigor of a public council was dissolved in a lawless city; and the Romans soon adopted a more strong and simple mode of administration.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - The former, rising by degrees from the most humble condition, were invested with the civil and military administration of the Roman world.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - He divided the empire, the provinces, and every branch of the civil as well as military administration.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - The courts of justice, the administration of justice, are the courts and the administration of law.
— from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill - Will the administration of the country ultimately assume the management of all the manufacturers, which no single citizen is able to carry on?
— from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville - But the Administration was in no position to be frank with the Opposition.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount - Mariner 2 is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution - When this administration wants to chalk up a desirable name for early promotion, the Hosannah would like a chance to sudgest.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - “The administration, I am the administration,” would seem to say Sir Robert Peel.
— from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
