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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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Those elections however have been repeatedly postponed with the administration having implemented virtually none of the provisions in the peace agreement.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

“I found out it’s not that easy in that business,” the president said before asking Jensen to stand up in the front row of Mellon Auditorium surrounded by administration officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Now the finger-pointing inside the administration over who’s to blame is spilling into public view.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

Though Reyes did not ultimately issue a preliminary injunction, she did order the administration to notify her in writing five days before the government sends any detainees to Iran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

When the North Korean KPA had rolled into town five days before with a fleet of trucks and hundreds of men, they’d immediately taken over the town administration.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

"North Korea's belief that independently advancing its nuclear arsenal, regardless of changes in US administrations or political parties, was the right and strategically sound decision will be further reinforced," Lim said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Successive administrations have viewed the world's most populous Arab country as a critical US ally in the region.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Balliet worked for various administrations, including Trump’s first, before retiring in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mellon served through Harding’s administration, then continued in the post under Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover, making Mellon the only person to lead the Treasury during three different administrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Lincoln’s responsible bodyguard William Crook had a more esteemed career, working in the White House for more than fifty years—a time that spanned the administrations of Abraham Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly


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