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as in government
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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as in management
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 administration
The refurbishment of Freedom Plaza was part of the administration’s beautification projects, which included repairing fountains in the district and renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
3 July 2026
Its efforts have partially unwound a large increase in fraudulent enrollment that occurred during the Biden administration, HHS said in its recent data release.
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Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The administration has also assembled a Disaster Assistance Response Team composed of more than 250 people, including three specialized Urban Search-and-Rescue teams.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Seven out of 10 film crew joined the industry under my administration.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
3 July 2026
Its efforts have partially unwound a large increase in fraudulent enrollment that occurred during the Biden administration, HHS said in its recent data release.
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Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The administration has also assembled a Disaster Assistance Response Team composed of more than 250 people, including three specialized Urban Search-and-Rescue teams.
—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Seven out of 10 film crew joined the industry under my administration.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administration
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The order aimed to create a voluntary mechanism for AI companies to give the government early access to their most advanced systems, allowing officials to vet the models for security risks before their public release.
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Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director of the ACLU's speech, privacy and technology project, said the First Amendment guarantees the right to criticize the government.
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Andrea Davis, president and CEO of The Resiliency Initiative, has spent 25 years planning emergency response and crisis management for organizations including Disney, Walmart, the FIFA World Cup and Times Square's New Year's Eve celebration.
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Water management plans must include estimates of water usage, discharge locations and plans to minimize water demand.
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The hyperscalers are not standing still either, with AWS building agent runtime and governance into Bedrock AgentCore.
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Moved by how these figures carried themselves, McGann Jantzen developed an interest in governance, ultimately leading her to pursue her own career in the public sector.
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Crews remained at the scene Friday night searching for hot spots and completing mop-up operations.
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Still, the tour doesn’t shy away from the mission’s sins over its 250 years, demystifying how supposedly carefree life was during the height of its operations before the United States conquered Mexico.
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In the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, which borders Crimea, another video shows a man filling up a container in the back of his car while two women berate him for breaking the rules.
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The Marlins tacked on two runs in the second on Lopez’s ground-rule double and Hicks’ sacrifice fly.
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The unit's weight is therefore centered in the bike and that should make for better handling.
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Managing the fuel cycle, specifically the processing, handling, and recycling of the exceptionally rare hydrogen isotope tritium, remains one of the most significant engineering challenges to achieving commercial nuclear fusion.
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Macron arrived in Syria on Monday evening local time to meet the country’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, SANA said, marking the first official visit by a Western leader to the country since the fall of the Assad regime in December, 2024.
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There’s enough cash on hand for Rhaenyra to administer the Seven Kingdoms for a fortnight, and no one remaining from the old regime — not Alicent, not Orwyle — knows where Lannister hid the rest of the ingots.
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Just over a month later, on June 1, a judge lifted mandatory supervision for Paul's parent time with Ever.
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Assembly Bill 3216 requires all school districts to enforce rules prohibiting student use of phones while under supervision.
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“Administration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administration. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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