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
In Medicare Advantage, private insurers administer federal Medicare benefits for older and disabled Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
He revised his will to transfer all his wealth into a trust named after the year of his birth, which the lawyer and accountant would administer.
From BBC • 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
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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