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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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A senior administration official said there were laughs and some knowing eye rolls about the presentation behind the scenes, knowing how obsessed Trump was with the Nobel Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“The administration will continue pushing our affordability agenda to enable Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money,” said White House spokesman Kush Desai in a written statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

ICE holding facilities have been the subject of multiple lawsuits since the start of the Trump administration over alleged overcrowding, poor conditions and confinement that went on for days and weeks.

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

“My administration was only two months old,” Nixon later explained.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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