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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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It also led to the downfall of the administration of KP Sharma Oli, setting in motion a series of events that culminated with the election of youthful Prime Minister Balendra Shah in March.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Ticket machines had to be updated and back office administration put in place.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

A more optimistic view inside the administration comes from Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

There is, unfortunately for the administration, already a boss battle.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

In the short film, the Louvre administration is incompetent, the police are inept, and the museum is in pandemonium.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The local suppression of abolitionist mail persisted throughout the antebellum era during the administrations of Jackson’s eight successors, none of whom enforced the federal statute prohibiting detention of the mail.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

A group of former nonproliferation officials from Republican as well as Democrat administrations have urged that any classified side agreements be made public so that the deal can be more carefully scrutinized.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Hitting the $40tn milestone was expected - driven by public spending surges under both the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations - but it marks another line in the sand.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

According to TechCrunch, “the private sector can defend against incoming cyberattacks, but not launch of operate them,” a policy that spans several presidential administrations.

From Salon Aug. 17, 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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