vbl. sb. [f. prec. + -ING1.] Managing, conducting affairs; administration. (Mostly gerundial.)
1862. Ruskin, Unto this Last, 74. Whether the stream shall be a curse or a blessing, depends upon man’s labour, and administrating intelligence [= intelligence in managing or administrating].
1873. Brit. Q. Rev., Jan., 93. Thanks to the system in vogue for administrating our naval affairs.
