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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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In the past two years, even under Trump’s administration, the majority of the new generation installed in the U.S. grid was solar.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He has been toiling in the game since the George W. Bush administration without anything close to this kind of success.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Aeralis chairman Robin Southwell said the decision to go into administration had been taken after "careful consideration of the company's position and the funding challenges it has faced over recent months".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Other members of the administration have also expressed concerns about fertility.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

During the Harding administration, in the early 1920s, the Justice Department had been packed with political cronies and unscrupulous officials, among them the head of the bureau: William Burns, the infamous private eye.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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