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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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Meanwhile, Trump said his administration would use the existing criminal and civil justice system to target any bad actors using the AI.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The AP sued the administration, and that litigation remains ongoing.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Just days after Golding led Ole Miss to an upset win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, Grove Collective and administration leaders met with Chambliss and Lacy between 1 and 4 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

He acted as a key player in Chávez’s vision, propelled climate change discussions to the forefront under Brown’s administration in the late 1970s and maintained safe spaces for Sacramento’s homeless community.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Diana was the last student anyone would have reported to the administration, and yet she was the time bomb that had been waiting to go off.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

The more than 600-page legislation would have divided oversight largely between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, replacing a regulatory patchwork that has shifted between administrations.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Both the Obama and Biden administrations used the Clean Air Act to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which drive climate change.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

In the quarter of a century since the attacks, through several city administrations, officials have refused to release the municipal files that show what the city knew and when it knew it.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

The briefs - many still heavily redacted - were created during both the Clinton and Bush administrations.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Institutions—government, religion, school administrations, the music industry, Microsoft—were roadblocks, put on earth to obstruct and torment him, invade his privacy and limit his freedom of movement on the Internet.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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