transitive verb
1. to manage, execute, or be in charge of.
The United States administered Japan for some years after World War II.
The Department of Agriculture administers the food stamp program.
2. to bring into operation or use; implement.
The agency administered the new guidelines last month.
intransitive verb
1. to perform management duties.
With the company director in the hospital, she was called upon to administer in his stead.