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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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Both Turner and Kennedy endorsed faith-based recovery programs as alternatives preferred by the administration over “housing first.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The US leader has repeatedly voiced satisfaction with Rodriguez's administration.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

President Donald Trump announced in a social media post Wednesday that one of his “most trusted” aides is leaving his administration at the end of the month.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

During Leavitt's roughly seven-week maternity leave earlier this year, a series of senior Trump administration figures took the podium including Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of the Interior Doug Bergum.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

I spoke quietly into the mouthpiece of the asylum pay phone in the main hall of the administration building.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

It is unclear who will now become Trump's sixth chief spokesperson across his two administrations.

From BBC Aug. 12, 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

Her reporting spans three presidential campaigns, four administrations and four continents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 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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