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administration

[ad-min-uh-strey-shuhn] / ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
management of an organization or effort
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agency authority control government legislation organization policy rule
STRONG
application charge command conduct conducting direction dispensation disposition distribution enforcement execution governing guidance handling jurisdiction order oversight performance power provision regulation running strategy superintendence supervision surveillance
WEAK
administering directing overseeing
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization disregard failure ignorance inefficiency lawlessness mismanagement neglect
NOUN
human or group who manages effort of an organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
board bureau cabinet committee department executive legislature management ministry presidency
STRONG
President admiral advisers chair chairperson command commander consulate directors embassy executives feds general headquarters officers officials powers presidium stewards superintendents supervisors upstairs
WEAK
chargé d'affaires front office governing body top brass
NOUN
period during which a particular human group is in power
Synonyms
STRONGEST
presidency regime
STRONG
dynasty incumbency reign stay tenure term

Example Sentences

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U.S. stock futures gained after news that the Trump administration is pushing for a potential 45-day cease-fire with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

That was under the management of Keith Alexander, a man who would cement his place in the club's history, bringing it out of the ashes of administration to back-to-back play-off campaigns in League Two.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Under the Biden administration, the Medicare agency began to tighten payments tied to coding, also known as risk scores or risk adjustment.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Last November, a federal judge ordered Trump administration officials to improve the “inhumane” conditions at Broadview.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

I spoke quietly into the mouthpiece of the asylum pay phone in the main hall of the administration building.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.