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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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The Biden administration later reached a five-year cost-sharing agreement under which Seoul contributes roughly 1.52 trillion won—about $1.1 billion—toward the U.S. troop presence.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

But some experts believe a new strategy emerging from his administration could avert a more consequential defeat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The appeals court temporarily paused its ruling, giving the administration time to seek relief from the high court.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said Friday his administration had spent days preparing the area for the impact of the storm, and urged residents to be ready.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 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

According to TechCrunch, “the private sector can defend against incoming cyberattacks, but not launch of operate them,” a policy that spans several presidential administrations.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

U.S. presidents rarely travel without journalists, and it’s even rarer for administrations to conceal the president’s true location.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

She has also overseen the restoration of ties with right-wing administrations in Peru and Chile.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Under prior administrations, the office was best known for its work investigating ICE agents for wrongdoing, but also used a few outside analysts to watch the internet for threats to senior leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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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