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administration

[ad-min-uh-stray-shuhn] / ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
period during which a particular human group is in power
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"I think you’ll see it used when it has to be used, i.e. when you’re communicating with the administration," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A Londonderry company has become one of the UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP out of administration.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Microsoft defended the use of H-1B and said in a statement that it looked forward to sharing additional information with the administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The most well-thought-out example is a Foreign Affairs essay published in August by Kurt M. Campbell and Rush Doshi, who served on the National Security Council during the Biden administration.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I think the spirit of it applicable to every man concerned in the administration of the finances of a Country.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Various administrations have regularly used it over trade disputes in a number of sectors, from beer to green technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The health ministry says it has intensified measures to contain the spread, with a joint response involving county administrations, humanitarian partners and others.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“GBI’s standards remain staunchly nonpartisan through six presidential administrations, with a mission of supporting public lands management and the agencies charged with that mission,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The more than 600-page legislation would have divided oversight largely between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, replacing a regulatory patchwork that has shifted between administrations.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

It is the kind of material that grips high school actors and audiences but terrifies school administrations.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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