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 On March 5, following an uprising against the administration’s mass-deportation effort that culminated in two protesters being killed by ICE agents in Minnesota, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was axed. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026 On Tuesday, voters angry about high prices, war and reports of administration corruption handed Democrats a sweeping victory with control of the House and Senate. — Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Since returning to the White House, Miller has been one of the president’s fiercest defenders, often making the public case for the administration online and on television. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 Stephen Miller is the architect of the most barbaric, inhumane policies of this administration. — Emily Feng, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for administration

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Noun

Along with Evers and legislative Republicans, he was involved in the push for a bipartisan bill to allow the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County to raise their sales tax rates and earn more revenue for their respective governments.

— Maayan Silver, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Roughly nine in 10 voters nationally say government corruption is a major factor in their vote, about the same as the cost of living, and about six in 10 voters think the president puts his own personal interests over the country.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of government

Noun

The competition offered a demanding test of the robot’s mobility, balance, and thermal management systems.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Pharmacy benefit management businesses work on the backend, negotiating directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription drugs.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

The allegations helped trigger multiple state and federal investigations into the district’s finances and governance.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
Energetic regulation and enforcement may be for naught, though, given localization of education governance and the high degree of district autonomy demanded by residents.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of governance

Noun

And the government could be headed toward a federal shutdown if Congress fails to pass a funding bill to keep operations running.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Autonomous systems hunt mines Naval mines remain a persistent threat to maritime operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

Clear rules can preserve those responsibilities while guarding against the use of research funds as political rewards or punishments.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
In the past, daytime and late-night shows weren’t considered subject to the rule, but Carr has said differently.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of rule

Noun

Next up for the researchers are more sensitive sensors, bigger training datasets, additional fragrance channels, and better handling of complex mixtures.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Raman has portrayed Bass as a weak and ineffective leader, pointing to her handling of the Palisades fire, the homelessness crisis and the city’s ongoing struggle to deliver basic services.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

The Fresno City Council will see something of a regime change in the new year with potential new members who have been critical of Flock.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
BSisters have rendered it here in cozy pastel fabrics and gauzy spilled cotton, materials that speak to how women activists in Iran have been brutalized and consumed by the fundamentalist regime there.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of regime

Noun

The intervention group halted their blood sugar and blood pressure medications under medical supervision and began an intensive 800- to 900-calorie daily diet.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
After fine-tuning, the resulting model applied similar reasoning to human supervision.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

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