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 stabilization fund is meant to work alongside a program to rehabilitate basic services, labor-law reforms guaranteeing union rights, and a push against corruption in public administration. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Wolff has been very critical of the administration in the past, and the White House has responded in kind. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026 Sky-high expectations for radical change at the start of the administration yielded some dramatic shifts on vaccine recommendations, nutrition guidelines, pharmaceutical regulation, and agricultural policy. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 This week brought a flurry of evidence of that, as the administration replaced a global tariff with a set of new tariffs, levied new fees on Canadian imports, and threatened future tariffs on pharmaceuticals. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration

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Noun

The Obama administration designated Haiti for TPS in January 2010 after an earthquake killed 316,000 people, as reported by the Haitian government.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The federal government is giving $1,000 to children born between 2025 and 2028.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of government

Noun

The property is now run by Uncommon Hospitality, the management company owned by Tony and Nate.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Benjamin Greger, the former finance director for Mogul Vision, Burke’s management company, estimated that Burke generated more than $10 million in gross income between 2023 and 2025.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Definition of management

Noun

Thanks to aggressive American anti-drug operations and cooperation from Mexico, scores of top-level cartel figures have been sent to US custody in the past two years.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The suit alleges those employees knew the warehouse constructed on the property in 2022 would be used for fireworks storage and operations but did not enforce applicable safety and environmental requirements.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

According to the laws of the game, the break between halves should be no longer than 15 minutes but FIFA has been quite vague about the rules for this particular tournament.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
That allowed Max Muncy to work a walk against Jake Bird, who then surrendered a single to Kyle Tucker, an RBI ground-rule double to Teoscar Hernández, a walk to Dalton Rushing, a two-run single to Edman, and an RBI single to Ohtani.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of rule

Noun

Floris had previously drawn scrutiny from congressional Republicans over the FBI’s handling of their Hunter Biden investigation.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
Any attempt at driving normally is an exercise in futility with the rear-wheel-drive RV handling like a shopping cart full of bricks.

— Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

Among those rumoured to be part of a new regime, the old 1998 goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is in the mix.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The Chavista regime swiftly reinvented itself as an American ally and secured its continued grip on the Venezuelan people and the country’s resources.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of regime

Noun

The firm’s assets under supervision hit a new record in the second quarter .

— Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Under the supervision of a local artisan, guests sit cross-legged on a carpet beneath a large tree and weave their own small version of the bed.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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