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
Before Newsom’s return-to-office order was delayed one year last June due to negotiations between the administration and unions, several labor groups filed lawsuits against the state alleging the governor’s administration violated California labor laws by issuing the mandate.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Opponents to the bills worry the policy puts the administration of lethal drug dosages on the same footing as other forms of treatment, adding new cost-benefit pressures on patients, their doctors, facilities and insurers.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
That summons cited a law related to customs compliance, which administration opponents have argued in court is untethered to efforts to identify anonymous posters online.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Axios also reported also that Bondi will have a new role in the administration, joining the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
—Michael Van Sickler, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Opponents to the bills worry the policy puts the administration of lethal drug dosages on the same footing as other forms of treatment, adding new cost-benefit pressures on patients, their doctors, facilities and insurers.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
That summons cited a law related to customs compliance, which administration opponents have argued in court is untethered to efforts to identify anonymous posters online.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Axios also reported also that Bondi will have a new role in the administration, joining the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
—Michael Van Sickler, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administration
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Bondi will reportedly help facilitate coordination between the federal government and technology executives serving on the panel.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a case about the way one of the Catholic Church‘s annual collections is presented to its congregation, allowing the case to proceed in a lower court despite concerns about the government infringing on religious autonomy.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2026
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In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency had $500 million for forest management and fire prevention that was not directly tied to cap-and-invest or the bond — up from about $65 million two decades prior.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Her intellectual property and brand management company, TAS Rights Management, filed trademark applications covering short audio clips of her voice and her visual likeness.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Reimer, for his part, observed that, in many cases, governance is immature.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The arrangement alarmed two top corporate governance experts who Fortune spoke with.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Outside Hollywood, real-life ranching operations have also become cultural brands of their own.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Should the center end up with 40 hours of weekly operation, staff and CRG members would be tasked with submitting a proposal on how to use the hours.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Meanwhile, telehealth companies have not historically followed the same rules that drugmakers have in disclosing medication risks in advertisements.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Head coach Oliver Glasner has been the cause of a certain amount of friction too, but the same rules apply.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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The former president’s conversations with a ghost writer helping to write his memoir were collected as part of a probe into his handling of classified documents.—
Perry Stein,
Washington Post,
27 May 2026
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Her Jewish parents fled the Austrian capital the year after she was born, fearing the rise of the Nazi regime, and re-established themselves in Worcestershire, England.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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Among the things rushing to the front of his mind could have been the introductory hellos and final goodbyes, the moments of hope followed only by pain-staking losses, the closing chapters of another regime gone by.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
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Factory production moved work out of skilled, relatively autonomous craft systems and into centralized regimes of supervision, discipline, and timing.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
30 May 2026
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This is individualizing dosing under close medical supervision to address specific clinical situations.—
Jody Dushay,
STAT,
29 May 2026
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“Administration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administration. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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