| administer | vt 1. manage (affairs of, government, etc) mentadbirkan: to ~ the affairs of a country, mentadbirkan hal-ehwal negara; a lawyer was appointed to ~ the trust fund, seorang peguam telah dilantik utk mentadbirkan dana amanah itu; 2. mete out, execute, menjalankan, melaksanakan: to ~ the law, melaksanakan undang-undang; to ~ justice, menjalankan keadilan; o ~ punishment to so., menjalankan hukuman ke atas sso; 3. give, apply, memberi: to ~ medicine, memberi ubat; to ~ assistance, memberi pertolongan; ~ a rebuke, memarahi; 4. tender, impose, mentadbirkan: the Governor ~ed the formal oath of office, Gabenor mentadbirkan upacara mengangkat sumpah utk memegang jawatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interpret | vt 1. understand, take (st) to mean, mentafsirkan: his silence was ~ed as indicating agreement, dia berdiam diri dan ini ditafsirkan bahawa dia bersetuju; 2. explain, mentafsirkan; (dream) mentafsirkan, mentakwilkan, mentadbirkan: to ~ the Koran, mentafsirkan Quran; the two judges ~ed the law differently, dua orang hakim itu mentafsirkan undang-undang tersebut secara berbeza; how would you ~ this passage?, bagaimana kamu mentafsirkan perenggan ini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| govern | vt 1. exercise authority over, rule, memerintah: the Labour Party has ~ed the country for the past four years, Parti Buruh telah memerintah negara itu sejak empat tahun yg lalu; 2. direct affairs of, administer, mentadbirkan: the company is ~ed by a Board of Directors, syarikat itu ditadbirkan oleh Lembaga Pengarah; 3. (influence decisively) menguasai; (control) mengawal: his actions are ~ed by public opinion, tindak-tanduknya dikuasai oleh pendapat umum; laws that ~ the killing of endangered species, undang-undang yg mengawal pembunuhan spesies yg terancam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |