administer

verb

əd-ˈmi-nə-stər How to pronounce administer (audio)
Definition of administernext
1
as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules

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2
as in to enforce
to carry out effectively local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered

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3
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about the lieutenant governor administers the affairs of the state in the absence of the governor

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Recent Examples of administer Within Connecticut, the program is administered by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 Upon arrival, medical assistance was administered, but the woman, later identified as Panettiere, was pronounced dead, according to police. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Researchers discover that a medicine developed for one disease can also attack another—or that it can be reformulated and administered in a way that is safer, faster and far more convenient. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Global attention has rarely lingered on the part of Kashmir administered by Pakistan. — Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administer
  1. distribute
  2. enforce
  3. manage
  4. dispense
  5. implement
  6. supervise
  7. provide
  8. oversee
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  • Uganda received its first batch of nearly 20,000 doses of lenacapavir in February and began distributing it in April, one month behind schedule.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Images distributed by Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA showed oil fouling the island's beaches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • More than 3,000 morality inspectors have been deployed across the country to enforce the Taliban’s decrees in public spaces and to pressure male family members to ensure women’s compliance within the home.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Pete Katsis enforced that contract, for artists and fans, tens of thousands of times.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of enforce
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  • Shielded from the elements and stocked with comforting amenities, this hotel manages to feel like part of the national park.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Leeds United’s goalkeeper does not manage his social media accounts but his friends have kept him informed of the feverish reaction to his arrival.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of manage
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  • That’s the takeaway from an incident in the small city of Chuzhou, China, after a large langue model dispensed some advice that led to the untimely death of 25 acres worth of produce.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The new law prohibits drugmakers from restricting the number or types of pharmacies that hospitals and other providers can contract with to dispense medications to their patients through a federal program called the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispense
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  • The Board and Chris have agreed that implementing our succession plan today is the right thing to do.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Digital services must also implement an effective age verification mechanism that goes beyond self-declaration that the user is over 18 to protect them from accessing inappropriate or prohibited material.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of implement
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  • Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid summoned a staffer to repair a troubling divot, while linebacker Terrel Bernard supervised.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The fish are raised in ponds fed with river water that flows off the Gombori mountains, monitored constantly to ensure proper egg development, and supervised until just the right time arrives for harvesting, salting, and packaging.
    — Felipe Riccio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervise
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  • The plan will intensify the battle between Amazon and Walmart to provide consumers with the fastest delivery times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Australians do provide a men’s and women’s singles berth for a player from the Asia-Pacific region, to foster development in less traditional tennis countries.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of provide
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  • Hines, 66, appealed unsuccessfully to the governor and the courts, saying that the doctor who oversaw the May execution was unqualified and likely to botch his execution as well.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The new owners took over the keys to a tired and decaying club in the spring and have since overseen a summer renovation that has stretched from assembling a new first-team squad to restoring hot water to Hillsborough.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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