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 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 Susan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, has covered 12 presidential campaigns and seven presidencies. — Susan Page, USA Today, 15 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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Bringing sport into daily Parisian life has been an objective across successive city administrations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
If the project seems somewhat convoluted and unnecessarily complex, Dreier has emphasized that’s in part because the US space program has been subject to budget uncertainties and the shifting whims of presidential administrations.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrations

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Leaders of several similar operations including Masonicare in Wallingford, Duncaster in Bloomfield and Elim Park in Hamden joined Fairview officials in applauding its growth.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
That is potentially significant because modern military operations increasingly depend on networks containing aircraft, ships, unmanned systems, sensors and command-and-control nodes from multiple organizations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of operations

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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
Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026

Definition of managements

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Encouraging dissent and challenging assumptions strengthens innovation, preventing costly oversights.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Common oversights include everything from not packing a universal adapter to lacking the right outfit for events like high tea or a night out at the theater.

— Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Definition of oversights

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Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Maersk has also switched to the trans-Suez route on the Asia-Mediterranean AE19/SE4 service, with ships transiting in both directions since the end of July.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of directions

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With the leading models becoming ever more powerful, their ability to act in malicious ways is turning into a major threat for corporations and governments, especially as the risk involves hacking into critical computer systems and infrastructure.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
What is presented as a surplus is political math, the short-term cash-basis budget view that governments use (like your checkbook).

— Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

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