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 Inflation had come back down to earth in the last year of Joe Biden’s presidency, but that wasn’t enough to convince voters to give Democrats another chance in 2024. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026 Trump has spent months trying to use the power of the presidency to put his thumb on the scale of this year’s elections, which will determine whether his party keeps control of Congress. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Baker previously worked as a special assistant to former President Ronald Reagan in California following his presidency. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 During his presidency, Ronald Reagan showed his disdain for the Soviet Union. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presidency

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Noun

Ending the litigation now will forestall that process to detail the origins of the administration’s list — which is still being used by federal prosecutors in California to target individual voters for criminal prosecution.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Those in favor work for the administration or are connected to the president, who was pushing for the immediate construction.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

The competition offered a demanding test of the robot’s mobility, balance, and thermal management systems.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Pharmacy benefit management businesses work on the backend, negotiating directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription drugs.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

And the government could be headed toward a federal shutdown if Congress fails to pass a funding bill to keep operations running.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Autonomous systems hunt mines Naval mines remain a persistent threat to maritime operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

Along with Evers and legislative Republicans, he was involved in the push for a bipartisan bill to allow the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County to raise their sales tax rates and earn more revenue for their respective governments.

— Maayan Silver, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Roughly nine in 10 voters nationally say government corruption is a major factor in their vote, about the same as the cost of living, and about six in 10 voters think the president puts his own personal interests over the country.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of government

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The intervention group halted their blood sugar and blood pressure medications under medical supervision and began an intensive 800- to 900-calorie daily diet.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
After fine-tuning, the resulting model applied similar reasoning to human supervision.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

Bass also attracted criticism over her handling of city spending — giving a series of raises to the workforce and then encountering a $1-billion shortfall, which led to the elimination of more than 1,500 vacant city jobs.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Madigan’s downfall began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

The surrounding gate offers tighter control over current flow, helping address the challenges of further transistor scaling.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Eisenberg was sworn in as assistant attorney general in charge of the department's National Security Division in June 2025 and oversaw cases involving espionage, terrorism, export control violations, cyber crimes and other matters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Parks Project has donated more than $14,000 to Friends of Acadia, the nonprofit dedicated to preserving, protecting, and promoting stewardship of the park and its surrounding communities.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
That person will take over a building that has grown in profile over the past 40 years, thanks to Robinson’s stewardship.

— Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of stewardship

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