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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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A spokesperson for the local administration of Calvados confirmed to the BBC that four people were receiving treatment in the emergency ward of a nearby hospital.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Negotiations between the two countries will continue “with a view to agreeing on a permanent navigational corridor and future administration of the strait,” the joint statement said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

"Senior staff at the new Trump administration, they all treated me very well," she told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Evidence for his administration survives on a clay tablet now held by the British Museum.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

When the North Korean KPA had rolled into town five days before with a fleet of trucks and hundreds of men, they’d immediately taken over the town administration.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

I ran a federal civil-rights office through two administrations, and I saw these dynamics firsthand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 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

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

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

From Barron's Aug. 5, 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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