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administration

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


NOUN
period during which a particular human group is in power
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A federal judge in Maryland released Abrego Garcia in December, with the Trump administration now seeking to deport him to an African country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He told reporters afterward that administration officials "need to help with this issue, because we have a lot of members who are concerned, obviously, about the timing, but also about the substance".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Prior to joining the Trump administration, Gabbard was a four-term Democratic representative from Hawaii and a 2020 presidential candidate.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

US Ambassador Sergio Gor, who was previously in charge of staffing the second Trump administration with loyalists, launched the rickshaw campaign in April featuring "iconic American images".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“It was a deliberate test,” said Nixon, “clearly designed to take the measure of me and my administration at the outset.”

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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