1
as in governments
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 managements
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 administrations
Only one case has resulted in federal charges for imitating an officer – another break from the past four administrations, when roughly half of the ICE-imposter cases were charged under federal statutes.
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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Trump is threatening to go further than past administrations, though, raising the stakes and the partisan posture of federal agencies, said Elaine Kamarck, founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management at The Brookings Institution.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
In 1995 and 2013, when presidents Clinton and Obama were in office, their administrations closed national parks during federal government shutdowns when Congress could not agree on a budget.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
While all administrations have discretion over which services to maintain during a shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo urging agencies to consider issuing reduction-in-force notices.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
That would leave, at the start of 2026, an EPA staff numbering approximately 9,700 people, a level not seen since the last years of the Nixon and Ford administrations.
—Chris Sellers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
The appointment came after a distinguished career spanning more than two decades in government service, including senior roles in both the Obama and Biden administrations.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Glenn Hubbard, Greg Mankiw, Christina Romer, Cecilia Rouse, Jared Bernstein and Jason Furman, a group who served as top officials on the White House's council of economic advisers during Republican and Democrat administrations, also signed the brief.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The survey has been published annually for 30 years, throughout both Republican and Democratic administrations.
—Jordan-Marie Smith, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Trump is threatening to go further than past administrations, though, raising the stakes and the partisan posture of federal agencies, said Elaine Kamarck, founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management at The Brookings Institution.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
In 1995 and 2013, when presidents Clinton and Obama were in office, their administrations closed national parks during federal government shutdowns when Congress could not agree on a budget.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
While all administrations have discretion over which services to maintain during a shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget has issued a memo urging agencies to consider issuing reduction-in-force notices.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
That would leave, at the start of 2026, an EPA staff numbering approximately 9,700 people, a level not seen since the last years of the Nixon and Ford administrations.
—Chris Sellers, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
The appointment came after a distinguished career spanning more than two decades in government service, including senior roles in both the Obama and Biden administrations.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Glenn Hubbard, Greg Mankiw, Christina Romer, Cecilia Rouse, Jared Bernstein and Jason Furman, a group who served as top officials on the White House's council of economic advisers during Republican and Democrat administrations, also signed the brief.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The survey has been published annually for 30 years, throughout both Republican and Democratic administrations.
—Jordan-Marie Smith, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrations
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Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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Since then, communication between the two governments has been limited to issues such as humanitarian aid, migration and security.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Under the new rules, young graduates — in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM — no longer need backing from a local employer and can enjoy more flexibility in terms for entry frequency and duration of stay.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The decree also requires operators of international shipping trading platforms to submit information to Chinese transport authorities, including name, place of registration, contact information, platform service agreement and shipping transaction rules.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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Dillon Maroney, Tarrant County Precinct 4 executive administrator of operations, estimated that Segment 1 will be ready to break ground in March 2026.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the exact date of the ownership change is still unknown, operations will shift under the United Community Center — including a new age cap of 3 years for on-campus care and a schedule that no longer aligns with Alverno’s academic breaks.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Contemporary leaders and still-in-progress totalitarian regimes bump up against Ralph Steadman’s caricature sketches for an edition of Animal Farm, Orwell’s second most famous book, and clips from three different screen adaptations of 1984, his most famous work.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many employers already subject potential hires to elaborate interview and testing regimes, sometimes requiring them to perform tasks or problem-solve while recruiters watch.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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To implement explicit content settings, turn on or off parental controls in device settings.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Consequently, every knowledge worker must adopt a risk management mindset, constantly assessing the potential blast radius of their prompts and acting as a steward of their company’s data, controls, and compliance obligations.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Charlotin pointed out that attorneys can be particularly prone to oversights, as individuals in his profession delegate tasks to teams, oftentimes don’t read all of the material collected by coworkers, and copy and paste strings of citations without proper fact-checking methods.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Among other oversights, the study’s statistical time frame fails to capture a holistic view of political violence in America.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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People are asking me for directions.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since both directions are required for a record-holding run, in addition to a production volume of 30 or more cars (only 13 Venoms have been sold), the Hennessey doesn’t qualify for official record books.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Administrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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