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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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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

Transparency, particularly the “radical transparency” that this administration has promised, requires a clear accounting of who made these decisions, what evidence was considered and why longstanding public health approaches were changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Later, in 2019, the administration allotted $3 million annually for five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But the Tet Offensive shook his confidence in the administration.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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