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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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In a press release announcing the project, VA Secretary Doug Collins said the Trump administration is restoring the true focus of the West L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Tuchel moved to Stuttgart to study business administration and found work in a bar.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

U.S. infrastructure investing kicked off under President Joe Biden’s administration, with the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The administration isn’t driving around in fancy cars — Neville doesn’t even own an automobile and Den Herder shares one with her husband.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Over the next few years, Sally remained at Monticello while Jefferson moved to New York to join the Washington administration.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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