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administration

[ad-min-uh-stray-shuhn] / ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
period during which a particular human group is in power
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Horta N'Tam said the unit had been poorly organised under the previous administration but insisted none of its members had been expelled from the armed forces.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sheinbaum’s administration took over the three financial institutions last year to prevent a run on deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I work in healthcare administration and earn $145,000.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

“This administration has been clear: anyone who assaults or obstructs law enforcement will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

That made eight people who were supposed to stand up against the entire administration, if that was even their goal.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The health ministry says it has intensified measures to contain the spread, with a joint response involving county administrations, humanitarian partners and others.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“GBI’s standards remain staunchly nonpartisan through six presidential administrations, with a mission of supporting public lands management and the agencies charged with that mission,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Interviews with 80 former White House staffers offer insight into one of the most misunderstood administrations in recent history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

It is unclear why the CDC and other federal agencies across two administrations have failed to publicly respond to the increase in deaths despite having access to the same information ProPublica analyzed.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The central question is mobility, said Bruce R. Bartlett, an advocate of lower taxes who served in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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