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bestuur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • administration noun The management of an organization, business, or set of tasks.
  • governance noun The system, process, or authority by which an organization or country is directed and controlled.
  • management noun The process of planning, organizing, and directing resources or people to achieve a goal.
  • reign noun The period of time during which a monarch rules.

Senses

bestuur is used for these senses in English:

  • administration (countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.
  • governance The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
  • management The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
  • reign The exercise of sovereign power.

administration — full definition

  1. noun The management of an organization, business, or set of tasks.
  2. noun The government of a country during a particular leader's term, or the officials who run it.

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