administrations

noun

plural of administration
1
as in governments
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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2
as in managements
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 administrations Doe’s case demonstrates just how complex Title IX cases are, even under the more protective policies afforded to accusers by past presidential administrations. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 The globe is thought to have been used in the Oval Office during both Truman and Eisenhower administrations. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 In a statement released Tuesday, IHSA executive director Craig Anderson said the IHSA has been in contact with the administrations of both schools, and will work closely with them and determine what will happen next. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The project spanned five presidential administrations, an ownership change, a major reroute, and a standoff with a US military base. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026 Previous administrations were ousted when spending disagreements came to a head. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Brazil, which has a population of 214 million people, has frequently elected left-wing, social-democratic administrations. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026 Lucrative contracts with local authority libraries and educational administrations helped bolster the bottom line. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Unlike conventional antidepressants, which can take weeks to work and require daily dosing, psilocybin has shown the potential to produce rapid and lasting improvements after just a handful of administrations, Nath said. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrations
  1. governments
  2. managements
  3. rules
  4. operations
  5. regimes
  6. supervisions
  7. controls
  8. oversights
Noun
  • In their letter, the bishops attempted to balance human dignity and a right for governments to humanely protect borders.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The country is divided between rival administrations, each backed by different armed groups and foreign governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of governments
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • All three said West Point appears to be circumventing the judge's ruling by using a different justification to continue to enforce its speech rules.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This exploits a loophole in the government's fiscal rules, as money given to these institutions does not count as extra borrowing.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • Serving as president since 2024—just months after the team was first created—Smith has helped build the franchise from the ground up, overseeing everything from its business operations to the fan experience.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Rescue operations were complicated, with police firing tear gas at people who had begun looting neighboring shops, as officers sought to clear the area and provide access to emergency response teams.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of operations
Noun
  • The two types of digital dollar are worth the same, but are subject to different regulatory regimes and use cases.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Human rights organizations globally are worried that authoritarian regimes could use the convention to attack researchers, journalists, human rights advocates and people who criticize governments.
    — Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of regimes
Noun
  • This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of supervisions
Noun
  • Their achievement followed years of experimentation with gliders, propellers, and flight controls.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Russia imposed temporary export controls on helium in April to protect its domestic supply.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of controls
Noun
  • 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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