administer

Example Sentences

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States have exclusive authority to govern and administer state and local elections.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

With his older brother John, he ran a school, having left a previous teaching post from a disinclination to administer corporal punishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

And through his new scientific network, he met a professor at the University of Queensland able to administer the fine-tuned treatment.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In Medicare Advantage, private insurers administer federal Medicare benefits for older and disabled Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The bill that established the national monument and resulted in the Johnston Ridge Observatory not only set aside land but also charged the Forest Service to administer the area in a unique way.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone