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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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“The insolvency date is an entirely solvable problem,” Martin O’Malley, who served as Social Security commissioner under the Biden administration, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

But it’s also true that the last three years have coincided with a period of rapid test score rises in L.A. schools under the administration of Supt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In Texas, the county judge presides over and votes in the county’s commissioner court, which handles county government administration.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

In his previous administration, Trump was playing the part of the president.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The law would require that students and teachers inform the administration if they thought someone in the school might be interested in doing harm to students, teachers, or school property.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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