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 Justice of the Peace in Lausanne ordered the administration of the estate in December 2024. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Performance reviews under the CZMA are not uncommon — most states are subject to a routine review every five to 10 years — but what’s unusual in this case is that California had just undergone a review during the Biden administration. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The decision came after the Supreme Court in June allowed the administration to end similar protections for people from Haiti and Syria. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 Suarez has been a lightning rod for conflict since he was elected to the City Commission in 2023, critiquing the city administration while pushing for significant changes. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration

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Tribal governments, whose compacts trade exclusivity for revenue shares, have their own version of the grievance, which is why four New Mexico tribes sued Kalshi in May on sovereignty grounds.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Armstrong's family bought the home in 1944 after his father had moved them about a dozen times with his job as a government auditor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of government

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The banks maintain that their contracts give them broad authority to end customer relationships and that decisions may be driven by regulatory and risk-management obligations.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
According to officials, the program began in 2001 with NDOW’s first Karelian bear dog, Stryker, making the agency one of the first in North America to use the breed for bear management.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of management

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The report examines Walmart’s progress toward not only sustainability goals, but also social and governance targets related not only to the organization itself, but also the communities connected to its global operation.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
While a handful in Congress are taking the issue of AI oversight and transparency seriously, the debate over preemption risks overshadowing the broader goal of establishing a federal AI governance framework.

— Caleb Knapp, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of governance

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The operation has brought a fuel crisis that is embarrassing the Kremlin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Intel, the largest private employer in Oregon, also announced layoffs last month, impacting its data center operations and shrinking its workforce to 81,000 — down from more than 130,000 in 2022.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of operation

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The State Election Board drew national attention ahead of the 2024 presidential election for passing a slate of sweeping rules that read like a wish list of election skeptics.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The shuttering of Tibetan schools has come alongside a national tightening of rules on private schools in 2021.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of rule

Noun

Furthermore, MedPage Today reported last month that at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association delegates urged the FDA to improve their handling of peptides.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Indeed, Trump’s approval ratings on his handling of the economy have slumped alongside his numbers on the Iran war, with support slipping even among Republicans.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

Aside from social media posts complaining about the war’s fallout and some grumbling from oligarchs about the Kremlin seizing their assets, there are still no signs of any widespread popular unrest against Vladimir Putin’s regime.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Baker and Obeidat penned a BBC News investigation on the website last year that confirmed he was imprisoned by the Assad regime.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of regime

Noun

Control or supervision over the chokepoint has become just as much a red line for Tehran as the right to nuclear enrichment.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Plenty of building still belongs to specialists, including complex systems, security-sensitive applications, and anything going to customers without supervision.

— Will Drover, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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