Thesaurus results for PRESIDENCIES

presidencies

noun

plural of presidency

as in administrations

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something responsibility for the presidency of a major television network

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Recent Examples of presidencies That's ahead of the midterms, which are typically low points for presidencies. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 His reward in life was vast influence over one of the most consequential presidencies in generations. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Under Republican presidencies, the DSA thrives on frustrated Democratic voters feeling that their party’s leaders aren’t fighting hard enough. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Bessent and Hassett have also mused publicly about introducing a new requirement that candidates for regional Fed presidencies must have lived in that district for at least three years. — Jonnelle Marte, Fortune, 27 June 2026 The Reflecting Pool has been a mess to operate under several presidencies. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 26 June 2026 In 2028, Powell’s term will end, and the regional bank presidencies in New York, Richmond and San Francisco are expected to roll over. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026 And the description of the first year of his second term takes up more space than the summaries for the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt combined. — New York Times, 11 June 2026 Under that law, only information about finalists for presidencies is made public. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026

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Complaints about healthcare in Arizona’s prisons have spanned both Republican and Democratic administrations.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The process to assemble one of the country’s largest rails-to-trails corridors took about two decades, spanning four mayoral administrations.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrations

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The department’s deputy superintendent of operations, Abel Guillén, sent an email to staff last Friday that one live bedbug and five dead ones were found in room 3506.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The opening comes more than three years after Toyota announced plans to invest nearly $50 million in the facility at its Michigan research and development operations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of operations

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Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Definition of managements

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Some like Indiana and Delaware have already passed various versions of price controls.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Tel Aviv — The co-pilot accused of attacking his colleague on board the Flydubai flight to Israel and trying to seize the controls probably acted alone, Israeli sources told CNN.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of controls

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These slights and oversights have continued for decades, until now.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Now known formally as the Contemporary Baseball Era and Classic Baseball Era committees but still loosely as the Veterans Committee, this group meant to correct oversights continues to let in marginal guys.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversights

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Accessibility The higgledy-piggledy nature of the building, with any number of steps going in multiple different directions, does not initially scream accessibility, but there are three accessible rooms and lifts accessing every level.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Openings between each section welcome visitors from all directions.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of directions

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Much of those losses were uninsured, leaving the losses to be absorbed by governments, businesses, or households.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The regional official also said security agencies from four regional countries were working to establish the co-pilot’s motives, aided by the United States and other Western governments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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