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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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This is the first execution carried out under the Takaichi administration.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Pyongyang sent trash-filled balloons and broadcast unsettling noises across the border during the administration of Lee's hawkish predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

More than 35 nations, including South Sudan, Mexico and Uganda, have similar agreements with the Trump administration.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

In fairness to the administration, though, it’s not clear that Trump and Bessent can fix all the factors driving up yields.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

The threatened prosecution of aliens also backfired on the Federalists, when Irish immigrants in New York and Germans in Pennsylvania, formerly staunch supporters of the Adams administration, went over to the Republicans in droves.

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

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

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

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

And the EPA has relied on these findings for decades, including during the first Trump administration and other Republican administrations.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

It said it was "mathematically possible" that Stormont could get between £1bn and £3.5bn extra per year if it was funded like the other devolved administrations.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Keeping the administrations more independent outside advisors in line proved more of a struggle.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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