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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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Apple has managed to avoid some of the heavy tariffs imposed by the administration.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The vice president has been among the members of the administration most skeptical of the offensive launched against Iran in late February.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

So far, the White House has not announced who will succeed Leavitt, and sources within and close to the administration said no decision has yet been made.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The bottom line, he said, is that “elections administration right now is very much affected by perception and misinformation, and in our field we have to be prepared to respond to that.”

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

She had gone to the administration office and asked for Cecilia’s address.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

U.S. presidents rarely travel without journalists, and it’s even rarer for administrations to conceal the president’s true location.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

She has also overseen the restoration of ties with right-wing administrations in Peru and Chile.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

It said it was "mathematically possible" that Stormont could get between £1bn and £3.5bn extra per year if it was funded like the other devolved administrations.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

In recent administrations, governing majorities have come to rely on the vice president—who is ex officio Senate president—to act as primary liaison between the White House and Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Keeping the administrations more independent outside advisors in line proved more of a struggle.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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