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administration

[ad-min-uh-strey-shuhn] / ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
management of an organization or effort
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agency authority control government legislation organization policy rule
STRONG
application charge command conduct conducting direction dispensation disposition distribution enforcement execution governing guidance handling jurisdiction order oversight performance power provision regulation running strategy superintendence supervision surveillance
WEAK
administering directing overseeing
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization disregard failure ignorance inefficiency lawlessness mismanagement neglect
NOUN
human or group who manages effort of an organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
board bureau cabinet committee department executive legislature management ministry presidency
STRONG
President admiral advisers chair chairperson command commander consulate directors embassy executives feds general headquarters officers officials powers presidium stewards superintendents supervisors upstairs
WEAK
chargé d'affaires front office governing body top brass
NOUN
period during which a particular human group is in power
Synonyms
STRONGEST
presidency regime
STRONG
dynasty incumbency reign stay tenure term

Example Sentences

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Legal experts told CBS News, the BBC's US media partner, that the administration has moved away from past practice of leniency towards the families of service members in immigration cases.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Other people in the Clinton administration said, yes, I was right, it would be desirable to have government assistance on this.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The administration plans to use the plane, which is nicer than most other government jets, for travel by select cabinet secretaries and Melania Trump, some of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“The sky is the limit,” Handler exclaims with the boundless enthusiasm that is said to have won over the orchestra and the administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The threatened prosecution of aliens also backfired on the Federalists, when Irish immigrants in New York and Germans in Pennsylvania, formerly staunch supporters of the Adams administration, went over to the Republicans in droves.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis