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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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He likened it to efforts by U.S. attorneys in the Biden administration to identify and redress wrongful convictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Interestingly, there has been no visible diplomatic support for the Hungarian government from the Trump administration on the pipeline issue.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Under the Biden administration, the Medicare agency began to tighten payments tied to coding, also known as risk scores or risk adjustment.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

From there, they report, the administration moved to dismantle key access infrastructure, rolling back administrative improvements that had reduced barriers, expanded language access and improved cross-enrollment systems.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“But the administration isn’t going to be too happy about it.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro