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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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Liu led the largest U.S. attorney’s office in the country as the top federal prosecutor in Washington under the first Trump administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

Chris LaCivita, a Trump administration political adviser, and his son are helping the importer for Geek Bar capitalize on the loosening of tobacco regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

In another embarrassment, Saturday's news conference -- where administration officials also appealed for more funds to upgrade outdated systems -- was delayed due to technical problems with the audio feed.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

And Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has fought regularly with Lutnick throughout the administration, threw Lutnick directly under the bus on Friday.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

“I suspect that the school’s lawyers aren’t letting any of the administration say much.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Turkey hosted talks between Libya's eastern and western administrations last week with the goal of reunifying them, a senior Turkish official familiar with the talks told AFP Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The thorny issue of the pedestrianisation of London's most famous shopping street had foxed mayoral administrations for years.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

That tendency culminated in the now-legendary 2025 National Security Strategy, a document that offers most presidential administrations a chance to deliver boilerplate language about shared values, human rights and democracy.

From Salon ● 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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