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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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
Biden, whose administration was on the losing side of some key Supreme Court rulings, proposed sweeping changes to the court in 2024, including 18-year term limits for justices and a binding code of conduct.
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Andrew Chung, USA Today, 7 May 2026
This is a significant decrease from more than 4 million acres of hazardous vegetation work completed during the last year of the Biden administration.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2026
Today, however, that existence is especially elusive, as the current administration has worked to vilify immigrants while targeting them in an aggressive deportation campaign.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
Kambli will face off against veteran Washington attorneys Paul Clement and Abbe Lowell, both of whom are representing challengers to the administration’s actions.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
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Andrew Chung, USA Today, 7 May 2026
This is a significant decrease from more than 4 million acres of hazardous vegetation work completed during the last year of the Biden administration.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 May 2026
Today, however, that existence is especially elusive, as the current administration has worked to vilify immigrants while targeting them in an aggressive deportation campaign.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
Kambli will face off against veteran Washington attorneys Paul Clement and Abbe Lowell, both of whom are representing challengers to the administration’s actions.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administration
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Williamsburg would play a prominent role in the American Revolution as the seat of Virginia's government until 1780 (when the capital was changed to Richmond).—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Elections are due by next year, and Sánchez technically leads a minority government that receives support from regional parties, but a potential right-wing bloc of mainstream and far-right parties could have a clear parliamentary majority, and oust Sánchez’s ruling Socialists.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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After a 23-43 season in his first season, Jackson leads the Warriors to back-to-back playoff appearances with 47 and 51 wins but was fired amid a backdrop of friction with management (including team advisor Jerry West) and fostering a poor work environment.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Educators are overhauling their classroom management approach to cut down on the chaos.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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So with the emergence of challenges specific to AI adoption — questions of infrastructure, governance, integration, and workflow modernization — firms have increasingly begun establishing a dedicated office in the CAIO to oversee AI transformations, Su said.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Signatories of the letter say the expansion of organized crime is undermining Indigenous governance systems and threatening communities that have long acted as stewards of some of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The incident occurred as Minneapolis faced tensions from federal immigration enforcement operations, reflecting a broader uptick in threats against Congress members in recent years.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Federal agents swarmed a California park Wednesday as part of a sweeping operation targeting an infamous open-air drug market notorious for peddling fentanyl and methamphetamine.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Opponents to the change, however, say there will be no easy way to ensure people are following these rules, and various state gun laws, when mailing easily concealable handguns.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Energy experts in Sardinia are also working with policymakers to change the rules around grid-connection requests.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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The one-hour event Wednesday, hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo 52, focused early on on the city’s handling of the disaster, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Its vision is sharp and clever, its humor unexpected, and its handling of themes of mortality and home genuinely moving.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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However, when combined with broader tax regimes, these tax policies may contribute to gradual shifts in where ultra-wealthy individuals allocate assets, particularly toward lower-tax jurisdictions.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The new Iranian regime in place could be even more radicalized and hellbent on harming the United States, Israel and their allies.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Arenas has been outspoken in her efforts to reform child welfare following high-profile deaths of children under county supervision, including the fentanyl overdose of infant Phoenix Castro and, most recently, the death of 2-year-old Jaxon Juarez.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Kids could play all day and much of the night, anywhere, without a lot of — or any — adult supervision.—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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“Administration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administration. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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