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administering

ADJECTIVE
managing
Synonyms
STRONG
admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing piloting regulating steering superintending supervising
Antonyms
STRONG
subordinate
ADJECTIVE
operating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
performing running
STRONG
accomplishing conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding
WEAK
at work
NOUN
administration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agency authority control government legislation organization policy rule
STRONG
application charge command conduct conducting direction dispensation disposition distribution enforcement execution governing guidance handling jurisdiction order oversight performance power provision regulation running strategy superintendence supervision surveillance
WEAK
directing overseeing
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization disregard failure ignorance inefficiency lawlessness mismanagement neglect
NOUN
application
Synonyms
STRONGEST
treatment
STRONG
administration rubbing
WEAK
applying creaming dosing oiling

Example Sentences

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The secretary of state plays a central role in administering statewide elections, providing voters with information about ballot measures and statewide candidates as well as overseeing campaign financing and lobbying activity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Police can then be seen administering CPR and later footage shows the suspect being lifted on a stretcher into an ambulance.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Cantwell urged Kennedy to require contractors administering WISeR to respond to standard claims within 72 hours and urgent claims within 24 hours.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

As with bone-marrow transplantation, success depends on a delicate balance between administering treatments that are powerful enough to control cancers without overwhelming the patient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

As with so many other things, time is the key factor—speed in discovering the deficiency, and speed in administering hormonal substitutes.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes