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administer

[ad-min-uh-ster] / ædˈmɪn ə stər /




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Even if you are his legal next of kin, it does not obligate you to administer his estate or arrange the funeral.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

In 2002, Congress created the Election Assistance Commission to administer the Help America Vote Act, which assists states in reforming their elections.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

He was told Canvas, the software used to administer the module, was down - something he found "a bit dodgy" because he uses the same platform at university "with no problems whatsoever".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Davids — who grew up in South Africa, where culturally it’s common for grandmothers to administer enemas to children in rural areas — does a coffee enema twice per month.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

One should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, nor more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer, than to introduce new political orders.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The Essequibo region comprises more than two thirds of Guyana, which currently administers it.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2026

Emergency services are contacted in fewer than 2% of calls, according to Vibrant Emotional Health, the nonprofit organization that administers 988, and most of these dispatches are made with the caller’s consent.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

Russell Vought, who wrote a Project 2025 chapter on remaking the bureaucracy and leads the department which administers the vast US federal budget, has also played a key role in implementing the president's policies.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

His wife, Rosita, administers first aid to migrants.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Those vaccines have substantial evidence for safety in scientific literature, including when administered separately or together.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

It is almost always fatal once symptoms appear in humans, but treatment administered before this point can be successful.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

And despite the rules stating that a challenge from behind with studs-on-calf contact and a level of force should be a red card — no card was administered.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The exact number of cases may never even be known, because family disputes are administered via county-level probate courts and there’s no national tracking of these cases.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Imagine that 10,000 tests for cancer are administered.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

“Much of the voting public probably knows little about the process of administering US elections,” it says, “which could allow false narratives to gain traction.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The state reportedly spent about $5 million administering the special election, while outside groups poured nearly $100 million into campaigns surrounding the referendum.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

The secretary of state plays a central role in administering statewide elections, providing voters with information about ballot measures and statewide candidates as well as overseeing campaign financing and lobbying activity.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Police can then be seen administering CPR and later footage shows the suspect being lifted on a stretcher into an ambulance.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

I remember the thought I had, after Johanna told me about the Amity administering the memory serum to Dauntless patrols—that when you take a person’s memories, you change who they are.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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