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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2
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
According to the Center on Presidential Transition, the average time to confirm a president's nominee has nearly quadrupled from an average of 49 days to 193 days during the last six presidential administrations.
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Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
America hasn't seen substantial gains in pay equity or general support for women workers for the last several administrations, Robbins said.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said that previous administrations had been lax in enforcing transparency in drug advertising.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The enrollment slide at the three schools and others in the area was partly the result of decisions by previous mayors and public school administrations who labeled North Lawndale’s schools as failing and opened new ones — many run by private entities — that drew families away.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
This is the product of past administrations, Republican and Democrat, trying to silence victims.
—Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows timelines to get FEMA aid flowing to Wisconsin have varied greatly across presidential administrations, spanning from just a few days to more than two months.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
For decades, Republican and Democratic administrations have understood that advancing democracy abroad creates allies and contributes to a more stable and economically successful world.
—Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Shortly after Fidel Castro took power and aligned his revolution with the Soviet Union, Cubans, for the most part, were treated by both Democrat and Republican administrations alike as political refugees – not immigrants – with a unique fast track to US residency.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
America hasn't seen substantial gains in pay equity or general support for women workers for the last several administrations, Robbins said.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials said that previous administrations had been lax in enforcing transparency in drug advertising.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The enrollment slide at the three schools and others in the area was partly the result of decisions by previous mayors and public school administrations who labeled North Lawndale’s schools as failing and opened new ones — many run by private entities — that drew families away.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
This is the product of past administrations, Republican and Democrat, trying to silence victims.
—Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows timelines to get FEMA aid flowing to Wisconsin have varied greatly across presidential administrations, spanning from just a few days to more than two months.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
For decades, Republican and Democratic administrations have understood that advancing democracy abroad creates allies and contributes to a more stable and economically successful world.
—Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Shortly after Fidel Castro took power and aligned his revolution with the Soviet Union, Cubans, for the most part, were treated by both Democrat and Republican administrations alike as political refugees – not immigrants – with a unique fast track to US residency.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrations
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Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Borrowing costs have surged for businesses and governments in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in the last five years, according to a new report by Moody’s.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The big focus from the new rules are on things related to teams of super heroes.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Charter schools are overseen by independent boards, overwhelmingly, like nonprofit boards of directors that manage the oversight and then follow all or most of the same government rules related to public schools.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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In that model, sandboxes serve as proving grounds for compliance regimes, generating data that can inform broader standards.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In competitive authoritarian regimes, however, there’s a constant push and pull between democratic and autocratic impulses.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Modified plants grew two to three times heavier than controls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ten years ago, several sites, including YouTube and Tumblr, also lacked guardrails and only added meaningful parental controls in recent years.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because California’s regulations are some of the most stringent in the nation, the importance of identifying regulatory oversights or permitting loopholes extends far beyond the state.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Worse still, oversights in storage and security expose sensitive content, prompting GDPR, CCPA or SOX violations as well as potential fines and reputational erosion.—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the digital landscape evolves, the companies and ideas shaping tomorrow may come from entirely new directions.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rather than having just one exhaust, a removal satellite could have two exhausts pointing in opposite directions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But there’s an interesting intersection between the two presidencies.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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In recent decades, presidents of both parties have largely respected Fed independence, though Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson put heavy pressure on the Fed during their presidencies — mostly behind closed doors.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Administrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrations. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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