administration

noun

əd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən How to pronounce administration (audio)
Definition of administrationnext
1
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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2
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 Even while protections were active, the administration illegally deported Venezuelan and Haitian TPS holders from Florida. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 Some experts have voiced concerns the administration did not allocate enough time to complete all security renovations, given the administration plans to donate the plane to Trump’s library foundation in 2029. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 But the administration has kept most commemorations of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans while removing commemoration of trans rights, as seen in its reboot of the Stonewall monument. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2026 The say the allegations are unsubstantiated and bending to the administration would allow the federal government to dictate the governance of higher education at the Ivy League university, setting a precedent for other universities to follow. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administration
  1. government
  2. management
  3. governance
  4. operation
  5. rule
  6. handling
  7. regime
  8. supervision
Noun
  • Two men who were with Salgado Araujo disputed the government’s account, saying the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Directed by Roger Donaldson (also making his debut), Sleeping Dogs offers a new angle on the political paranoia thrillers of the mid- to late-’70s, telling a story of a man in a near-future as a fascist government takes over his country.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of government
Noun
  • According to the company, the platform uses open systems architecture, autonomous software, strong command and control, and scalable mission management to support large groups of drones.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of management
Noun
  • Reaching that level required auditable systems for clinical governance, staff qualifications, patient pathway design, information handling, quality management and continuity of care.
    — Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Jean-Claude Mputu, deputy director at Resource Matters, a nonprofit focused on natural-resource governance, said the US is having to play catch-up with China in DR Congo, and obtaining geological data is key to those efforts.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of governance
Noun
  • More of the value shifts into material preparation, machine operation, quality control, tooling and process expertise.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
  • Residents of al-Shujaiya told NPR that aid operations have been halted in their neighborhood since March, and ambulances need Israeli permission to enter.
    — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of operation
Noun
  • In the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, which borders Crimea, another video shows a man filling up a container in the back of his car while two women berate him for breaking the rules.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The Marlins tacked on two runs in the second on Lopez’s ground-rule double and Hicks’ sacrifice fly.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of rule
Noun
  • The unit's weight is therefore centered in the bike and that should make for better handling.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • Managing the fuel cycle, specifically the processing, handling, and recycling of the exceptionally rare hydrogen isotope tritium, remains one of the most significant engineering challenges to achieving commercial nuclear fusion.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of handling
Noun
  • In response to a question on whether Iran would accept theUnited Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) request to access nuclear facilities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said the regime would not.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The new regime then overhauled the franchise’s training facilities, rebuilt its player development system and recruited top talent on the field, according to a retrospective from The Japan Times published in 2024.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of regime
Noun
  • Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • Raftelis highlighted the November caseload for one probation officer who had a total of 753 cases under their supervision.
    — Nathan Pilling July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
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