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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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Bourdeaux said she’s not expecting much on that front, noting the Trump administration has failed to put out a traditional budget proposal with detailed projections.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

Then followed a particularly dark and turbulent period in the club's history featuring points deductions and a stint in administration.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The AP sued the administration, and that litigation remains ongoing.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Just days after Golding led Ole Miss to an upset win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, Grove Collective and administration leaders met with Chambliss and Lacy between 1 and 4 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

PIH traditionally used only about 5 percent of its donations for administration, with 95 percent going to patient care.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The more than 600-page legislation would have divided oversight largely between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, replacing a regulatory patchwork that has shifted between administrations.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Both the Obama and Biden administrations used the Clean Air Act to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which drive climate change.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

Over 25 years, Republican and Democratic administrations alike have changed course as circumstances changed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

In the quarter of a century since the attacks, through several city administrations, officials have refused to release the municipal files that show what the city knew and when it knew it.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Keeping the administrations more independent outside advisors in line proved more of a struggle.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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