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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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Seed and pesticide companies and trade groups representing farmers have been lobbying the administration to shield producers from legal liability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

I can’t suffer looking at the university’s gleaming glass administration building—all clean lines and razor-sharp edges that cut to the bone.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed