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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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His administration was also beset by a series of public health challenges, including a bird flu outbreak from 1997 to 2002 and the 2003 outbreak of Sars, also known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Trump’s new nominee, Keith Sonderling, who worked at the Labor Department in the first Trump administration, awaits Senate approval.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

At the same time, the administration has moved to weaken federal protections for endangered fish and other species.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

An intentional allusion wouldn’t be unprecedented for the administration.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

My counselor’s office was in the old main administration building, next to the attendance office.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Bush administration, TPS has been used in the years since under Democratic and Republican administrations alike.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

An oral history, based on 80 interviews, offers insight into one of the most misunderstood administrations in recent history.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The local suppression of abolitionist mail persisted throughout the antebellum era during the administrations of Jackson’s eight successors, none of whom enforced the federal statute prohibiting detention of the mail.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

According to TechCrunch, “the private sector can defend against incoming cyberattacks, but not launch of operate them,” a policy that spans several presidential administrations.

From Salon Aug. 17, 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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