Thesaurus results for PRESIDENCY

presidency

noun

ˈpre-zə-dən(t)-sē

Definition of presidency

as in administration

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 presidency The answer seems to be that this is just what the FIFA presidency has been allowed to become. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Infantino’s high-stakes financial gambit now could threaten his previously secure 11-year presidency of FIFA as anger and frustration with him rises among soccer stakeholders including three of the six continental bodies. — Graham Dunbar, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 And what does success look like for your presidency five years from now? — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026 Zambia’s concurrent voting system allows voters to cast separate ballots for the presidency and the parliament, creating the possibility of split-ticket voting. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for presidency

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Noun

This centralized approach has increasingly alienated both confederations and FIFA’s own administration.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The backlog, which grew significantly under the Biden administration, has decreased for the first time in at least 10 years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

Court records show that in early 2022, Arbuckle managed a team of more than 20 and helped forecast loan demand across major sectors of the bank, including corporate, commercial, wealth management and small-business banking.

— Chase Jordan July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Maritime risk-management company Marisks on Wednesday said the affected vessels were moved outside the port.

— Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of management

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Kansas plans on hiring Sam Strantz, senior team counsel for the NBA’s Houston Rockets, as the Jayhawks athletic department’s new executive director of front office strategy and operations, ESPN reported Friday.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
The plan to consolidate FIFA’s commercial and event operations into a new commercial subsidiary valued at $20 billion is off the table, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of operation

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The Obama administration designated Haiti for TPS in January 2010 after an earthquake killed 316,000 people, as reported by the Haitian government.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The federal government is giving $1,000 to children born between 2025 and 2028.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of government

Noun

Because Iran is a theocratic dictatorship that routinely arrests and in some cases executes journalists, Western reporters hoping to cover the country must either work clandestinely or submit to government supervision.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
The way to repair one's reputation is through quality, and quality comes in terms of making better decisions, better supervision, more accountability, proper disclosure and self-discipline.

— Jon Michail, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

Furthermore, MedPage Today reported last month that at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association delegates urged the FDA to improve their handling of peptides.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Indeed, Trump’s approval ratings on his handling of the economy have slumped alongside his numbers on the Iran war, with support slipping even among Republicans.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

Ceuta’s residents recalled a similar but smaller migration crisis in 2021, when the Moroccan government dropped its border controls and let several thousand people from Morocco and sub-Saharan countries into Ceuta over two days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
The competitive edge is shifting from raw model intelligence to efficient operations, specialized data, and infrastructure control.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Under Kennedy’s stewardship, the HHS inverted the traditional food pyramid which placed grains at the bottom (most consumed) and fats and oils at the top (least consumed).

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Through a transparent and accountable supply chain, brands can strengthen consumer trust, assured that their cotton is sourced from a program committed to continuous environmental stewardship and verifiable accountability.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Definition of stewardship

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