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Why "administrator" instead of "administer"? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago by Nemo@slrpnk.net to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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Ministrations are performed by a minister, but administration is performed by an... administrator? How did we get here?

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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I believe administration is typically more related to a business or an organization whereas ministration is more relegated to a person.

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