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 Picking Darline Graham as an interim senator was supposed to allow the administration more time to decide on a possible primary endorsement in South Carolina. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 17 July 2026 Some also go a step further to talk about specific proposals supported by the administration, such as limiting commercial driver's licenses and supporting the SAVE America Act, which would require stricter proof of citizenship to vote. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 July 2026 If a presidential administration were to decide that research in a specific area was no longer important for political reasons, that could have disastrous consequences for our nation. — Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 As the administration forges ahead with its immigration enforcement campaign, former ICE officials and policing experts warned that resuming vehicle stops without a thorough review of training or tactics could lead to more violent encounters. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration

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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

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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

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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

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These functions can be critical in various applications and scenarios, such as inspections, covert surveillance, search-and-rescue operations, disaster monitoring, and agricultural pest tracking.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Since the brand expanded and opened operations in the city this year, autonomous all-electric Waymos have taken over Miami’s streets.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of operation

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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

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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

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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

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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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