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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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During Lee’s time in the administration, Bass was also receiving pro bono communications help from Yusef Robb, an outside consultant who worked on her 2022 campaign.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

“There is ‘an expectation that even the Attorney General must be able to draw the line between political allegiance and fidelity to the people, as well as the fair administration of law,’ ” Williams wrote.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Manderach said that federal agencies in charge of food safety are largely performing to the previous standard despite agency changes during the Trump administration.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Martin O’Malley, who served as Social Security commissioner under the Biden administration, said the staffing issues and long wait times may discourage people from applying.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

When the North Korean KPA had rolled into town five days before with a fleet of trucks and hundreds of men, they’d immediately taken over the town administration.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

The Obama and George W. Bush administrations together filed just eight petitions in 16 years.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Apologies were also made in 2023 by the devolved administrations in Cardiff and Edinburgh to people affected in Wales and Scotland.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

The granddaughter of César Chávez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, Chávez Rodriguez worked in both the Obama and the Biden administrations.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Those conditions developed across administrations of both parties, including the one in which Mr. Emanuel served as chief of staff.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Lincoln’s responsible bodyguard William Crook had a more esteemed career, working in the White House for more than fifty years—a time that spanned the administrations of Abraham Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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