The essence of the modern term "Public Administration"

The article analyzes the definitions of "management" and "public administration". Areas of research of leading scientists are generalized and approaches to understanding the concept of "public administration" are defi ned. The formation of a conceptual-categorical apparatus of public administration from the point of view of various fi elds of knowledge, encyclopedias, teaching aids, dictionaries, scientifi c articles, etc., has been studied. The author's vision of the concept of "public administration" is presented.