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 Trump’s allegations of massive voting fraud have been refuted by a variety of judges, state election officials and members of his first administration who were in office during the 2020 election. — Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 So his second administration has attempted more aggressive interventions to prop up coal use. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Vance focused on the cultural and economic frustrations many Americans felt during the Biden administration while also outlining his vision for the country's future. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026 With an unpredictable administration in Washington, Saudi Arabia has been preparing for confrontation by diversifying its security partnerships. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration

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Spanning automotive, steel, and agriculture, as well as government procurement, market access, and the future architecture of North American trade rules, the confrontation is now touching the deepest foundations of their economic relationship.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
This is especially apparent when the government attempts to impose price controls on credit cards.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of government

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The third-year head coach learned from his team management mistakes from a 3-9 season that ended with eight consecutive losses.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Recently, bond traders and asset management firms from London and Sydney to Singapore have begun noticing a shift in Japanese capital flows.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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But the region is far from the coastal metropolises that have made California synonymous with liberal governance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
But no president has appeared to so directly link diplomacy to his own economic interests, according Patrick Shea, a professor of international relations and global governance at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of governance

Noun

Jenny Lê, the flagship’s head of operations, has become the nucleus of the store, embodying the essence of discipline, intention and collaboration that has been there from the very beginning.

— Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Concurrently, the Treasury recently tripled its maximum buyback limit for long-term Treasuries per operation to 6 billion dollars.

— , CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of operation

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Relative to the contemptuous silence of the Mike Ashley regime, there is no comparison — but even when compared to previous post-takeover administrations, Newcastle are being more communicative.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
From 1939 until 1945, the Wolfsburg factory was given over to military vehicles and munitions, even as the regime continued to promote the unavailable civilian car.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 2026

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