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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Etzel said the executive order is also intended to put pressure on states that establish vaccine requirements for schools, while potentially setting up additional legal challenges over the federal government’s authority to influence vaccine policy.

— Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Three days later, a former lawmaker was arrested after a shooting at a government office that killed one person and injured another.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 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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Ultimately, strong governance, focused on an organization's enduring purpose, is the true competitive advantage, ensuring companies thrive for generations.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
China has a tradition of paternalistic government regulations meant to pre-empt potential problems, said Yolanda Ma, an expert on AI governance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 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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So what if the credulous smallfolk now believe that the Usurper’s rule is ordained by the Gods?

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The Russian leader, Dickinson says, might be convinced that if a democratic system were allowed to take hold in Russia, that could mark the end of Putin’s rule and perhaps even the break-up of the Russian Federation.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of rule

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But the recording itself — which happened in eerie circumstances and nearly destroyed one of the trumpets — also underlines how our handling of antiquities has evolved dramatically in the intervening decades.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
In addition, produce is distributed through a complex supply chain, and these foods can become contaminated during irrigation, manufacturing, transportation and handling at a restaurant or at home.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of handling

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Iranians on religious pilgrimage are disproportionately supporters of the country's Islamic regime.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
But opponents commonly connect it to communism, an authoritarian system associated with brutal regimes such as the Soviet Union and Cuba that believes the working class should take control through violent revolution.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of regime

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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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