administer
Example Sentences
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The Scottish government has the power to administer and create many of its own benefits.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Though Lapicki works with plenty of certified registered nurse anesthetists—who are able to administer anesthesia—he or another anesthesiologist are always physically on hand, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The company contracts with state governments to administer Medicaid benefits, and BofA Securities believes that business will improve over the next few years as risk pools stabilize.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
A registered NHS nurse had visited the care home on the day to administer the covid-19 vaccine to people staying there.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Because relatives were sometimes impossible to locate, the committee began to administer the estates of the deceased who had no legal heirs or executors available.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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