public administration
Americannoun
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the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch.
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a field of study preparing persons for careers in such work.
Example Sentences
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In the evening, she studied public administration in a remote program of the University of Oklahoma and earned her second master’s degree.
When she was in her 60s, she began working on a doctorate in public administration at Virginia Tech and completed it after recovering from a massive stroke.
“It should have been completely obvious to anyone who knows anything about the government, the budget and public administration,” she said.
He studied public administration at Radboud University in Nijmegen, which he selected on "late chooser's day".
From Barron's
Candidates for public administration jobs have since had to submit a so-called lustration certificate issued by the interior ministry.
From Barron's
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