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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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"We will carry out development across all parts of Tigray. Until a regular administration is established through elections, our people should preserve their unity and institutions," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Skylink construction began under the administration of Mayor Eric Garcetti.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Someone may distrust the industrial food system while enthusiastically supporting an administration promising to reform it.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

The economy doesn’t rest on one president or administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

He encountered members of the old Al Spencer Gang and the former head of the Veterans Bureau, who had committed bribery during the scandalous Harding administration.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

For administrations, this creates a thorny situation in which fraternity chapters remain associated with the universities—or at least, in physical proximity with them, and enrolling their students—even if they are not sanctioned by them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Zacharia, who currently works as a communications adviser for Trump Media & Technology Group would become the president's sixth chief spokesperson across his two administrations.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“GBI’s standards remain staunchly nonpartisan through six presidential administrations, with a mission of supporting public lands management and the agencies charged with that mission,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

As a legal scholar researching the evolution of modern presidential clemency, I have reviewed every individual pardon and commutation granted by U.S. presidents since 1989, spanning seven administrations, from George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 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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