Thesaurus results for ADMINISTRATION

administration

noun

əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən

Definition of administration

as in government

lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) the fair and just administration of the U.S. territories

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as in management

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something administration of the funds was left in the hands of a committee

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Recent Examples of administration Cartel violence has raged in key areas of Mexico since the beginning of the drug war around 2006 under the administration of former Mexican President Felipe Calderón. — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 And in 2018 the administration revoked the credentials of CNN’s Jim Acosta, who successfully challenged his exclusion in court, a sequence that was repeated this week. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Hill was previously suspended over the summer amid an investigation into her administration that did not find any wrongdoing on her part. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026 Trump banned the outlets from accessing any of the White House grounds, citing their negative coverage of the administration. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration

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Noun

Twenty whales -- 19 belugas and one killer whale -- had died at Marineland since 2019, according to provincial government data obtained through freedom of information laws and official statements.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Plenty of junior aides know things, and plenty of people who talk to people who work in the White House or work in a government agency know things.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of government

Noun

According to the company, its report contract draws on data from Kalshi’s API, PitchBook’s internal data, Dune databases, government filings, management commentary, and public peers’ disclosures.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine are also available, such as herbal medicine consultations and a pain management program.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

Rather than treating cryptography as static infrastructure, organizations must treat it as an operational asset that requires continuous monitoring, governance, inventory, prioritization and life cycle management.

— Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Paramount said the funds will hold non-voting stock and have no say in governance, operating or content decisions.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of governance

Noun

First cell lines enter trial operations Trial production will allow CATL to set up, optimize, and validate the equipment and manufacturing processes before series production begins.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The couple brought Apex home and were billed $5,198 for the operation, Shin said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The legislation would bring a standardized set of federal rules governing collegiate athletics.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of rule

Noun

Experts say part of the problem is that federal laws that govern the handling of health information generally don’t apply to telehealth companies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned in protest over the handling of Hamas.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

In parts of Africa, including Zambia and Tanzania, the team charged at national substations under supervision.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
After stepping down as vice chair for supervision, Barr remained on the Fed’s powerful Board of Governors and still votes on interest rate decisions.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

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