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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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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

Horta N'Tam said the unit had been poorly organised under the previous administration but insisted none of its members had been expelled from the armed forces.

From Barron's ● 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

“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

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

As a legal scholar researching the evolution of modern presidential clemency, I have reviewed every individual pardon and commutation granted by U.S. presidents since 1989, spanning seven administrations, from George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Agency-led rules and guidance remain constrained by existing law and can be revised by future administrations or challenged in court,” said David Scheuermann, an investment analyst at Swiss crypto group Sygnum Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Institutions—government, religion, school administrations, the music industry, Microsoft—were roadblocks, put on earth to obstruct and torment him, invade his privacy and limit his freedom of movement on the Internet.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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