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 The new activity was separate from a border infrastructure project in the nearby Big Bend National Park, where the administration has temporarily suspended construction in an attempt at outreach to opponents. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Earlier this month, the administration announced a separate conventional arms sale to Saudi Arabia. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The administration’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking also states that instruction must be delivered in English, and if a child does not speak English, then there must be a priority to teach the language. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Bysiewicz said the administration still has to work out what adding universal free lunch would cost the state, too, before announcing a concrete proposal. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration

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Noun

Many South Koreans believe the government needs to do more to address the root causes behind the epidemic.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Under a government policy in effect from 1979 to 2015, many were limited to having one child.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of government

Noun

That additional signal could allow existing battery management systems to estimate state of charge more accurately as a battery operates.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Put simply, Chinese EVs are just better than a lot of the competition, says Howard Yu, a professor of management and innovation at IMD Business School and codirector of the Future Readiness program, which evaluates global car manufacturers.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

That calculation can reveal a sizable amount of informal self-insurance that never received the same planning, funding or governance as other financial obligations.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
China’s Xi has called for the setting up of a global AI governance framework among Global South, while pitching China as a pioneer in establishing an open-source AI community.

— E. Eduardo Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of governance

Noun

In December 2025, Hunt posted a video describing his time as a diplomatic liaison officer in Saudi Arabia after the US operation that killed Osama bin Laden.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
That matters when adversaries disrupt or deny radar operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

Their sweeping measure, announced earlier this month, would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are established.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Started by linebacker Jordyn Brooks, the three-takeaway rule has transformed into a weekly gauge in how the defense performs.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 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

Because Alex Golesh is the guy who helped blow up the old Florida football regime.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
As Hafley and his Dolphins (0-1) get ready to face the 49ers (1-0) in the second game for this new regime in Miami, Hafley took a moment to reflect on his three seasons with San Francisco, as defensive backs coach from 2016 through 2018.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of regime

Noun

Leaders need to know who is responsible for clinical validation, bias assessment, regulatory compliance, vendor oversight, explainability, human supervision and ongoing performance monitoring.

— Anri Amir David, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Tesla’s own documentation states that Autopilot and Full Self-Driving require active driver supervision and are not autonomous driving systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

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