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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 administration had hoped to persuade states to check their voters’ citizenship status using a system called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, but many didn’t.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

We learned that some of the most important administration figures, like Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, were left behind on Surface-to-Air Missile One.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Apple is not alone in asking for help with memory chips: Companies in industries from medical devices to automobiles have asked the administration for help to deal with the shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to complete construction of a ballroom and secure underground bunker at the White House, saying the project was essential for national security.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

In an extremely bold statement, it also warned that the women of the United States “will watch your administration with an intense interest such as has never before been focused on any of your predecessors.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

She is the second longest-serving press secretary in either of Trump's administrations, following only Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Though he expressed concern that future administrations might struggle to sustain such funding, given the significant jump in the military's annual salary bill.

From BBC 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

It is the kind of material that grips high school actors and audiences but terrifies school administrations.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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