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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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However, in 2020, a big shortfall in its pension fund caused the business to collapse, and a man called Nicholas Marks bought the company out of administration, promising to keep the business going.

From BBC

Canada’s economy shrank as it closed out 2025, yet still managed to show resilience against the U.S. administration’s protectionist shift.

From The Wall Street Journal

He survived waves of social change in Iran and multiple American administrations bent on undermining his rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

The skydiving company that organised the tandem jump later went into administration.

From BBC

His administration accelerated a computer attack called Stuxnet designed to destroy Iran’s nuclear program by forcing centrifuges to spin until they self-destructed.

From The Wall Street Journal