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administration

[ad-min-uh-strey-shuhn] / ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
management of an organization or effort
Synonyms
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agency authority control government legislation organization policy rule
STRONG
application charge command conduct conducting direction dispensation disposition distribution enforcement execution governing guidance handling jurisdiction order oversight performance power provision regulation running strategy superintendence supervision surveillance
WEAK
administering directing overseeing
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization disregard failure ignorance inefficiency lawlessness mismanagement neglect
NOUN
human or group who manages effort of an organization
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board bureau cabinet committee department executive legislature management ministry presidency
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President admiral advisers chair chairperson command commander consulate directors embassy executives feds general headquarters officers officials powers presidium stewards superintendents supervisors upstairs
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chargé d'affaires front office governing body top brass
NOUN
period during which a particular human group is in power
Synonyms
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presidency regime
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dynasty incumbency reign stay tenure term

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The discussions are the latest by the administration to put military manufacturing on what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called a “wartime footing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

But he added that the bank’s management team was “encouraged by the work the administration is doing to make capital rules more risk-based.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Thames Water should be put into administration rather than "sleepwalking" into a deal that is bad for customers, according to a Hong Kong-based investor who wants to buy the business.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

During the Trump administration, the Mexican government said last month, at least 14 Mexican citizens have died in U.S. immigration custody or during immigration enforcement operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Even though he was the second-ranking member of the Adams administration, he was, as the Federalist leadership in the House described him, “the very life and soul of the opposition.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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