单词 | well-administered |
释义 | well-administeredadj. Properly or skilfully administered; spec. well-managed, well-run. ΚΠ 1693 H. Hare in tr. A. Mascardi Hist. Relation Conspiracy Count de Fieschi Pref. sig. A7v Providence seldom..fails..to rescue an Establish'd and well Administred Government. 1783 J. Andrews Anal. Principal Duties Social Life ii. 25 The mind of a benevolent man is like a well-administered kingdom. 1844 London Q. Rev. Mar. 274/2 To renovate the land..by well-administered supplies of solid and liquid manures. 1866 G. Lunt Origin of Late War ii. 36 The right of petition, under every well-administered government, should be theoretically unlimited. 1945 Industr. Feeding Managem. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 33 Women employees prefer to work in a well-administered organization. 1993 J. B. Carroll Human Cognitive Abilities ii. 51 Well-administered psychological tests are scientifically appropriate means of assessing people's performances. 2001 L. Gordon Brazil's Second Chance ii. 50 As governor of the state of São Paulo, he had presided over a progressive and well-administered program of development. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1693 |
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