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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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
In prior administrations, including during my time in the Obama administration, such leverage ran into statutory guardrails under the Taiwan Relations Act, which obligates the United States to provide Taiwan defensive capabilities.
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Although previous administrations allowed immigrants to have bond hearings, the past is the past, Jones wrote.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
This goes over four administrations.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The repeal could erase current limits on greenhouse gas pollution from cars, factories, power plants and other sources and could prevent future administrations from proposing rules to address global warming.
—Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Past administrations offered legal and moral justifications for military inventions, such as the Bush administration’s claims that Iraq was a just war.
—Gerard F. Powers, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Comparing the two administrations, most of us would choose inadequate help over active harm.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Environmental attorneys also warn that the inevitable legal battle over the finding could result in a Supreme Court decision that effectively prevents future administrations from reinstating it.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Although previous administrations allowed immigrants to have bond hearings, the past is the past, Jones wrote.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
This goes over four administrations.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Feb. 2026
The repeal could erase current limits on greenhouse gas pollution from cars, factories, power plants and other sources and could prevent future administrations from proposing rules to address global warming.
—Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Past administrations offered legal and moral justifications for military inventions, such as the Bush administration’s claims that Iraq was a just war.
—Gerard F. Powers, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
Comparing the two administrations, most of us would choose inadequate help over active harm.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Environmental attorneys also warn that the inevitable legal battle over the finding could result in a Supreme Court decision that effectively prevents future administrations from reinstating it.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrations
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Contributions from governments and nonprofits will not count toward the limit, per the IRS guidance.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lai’s sentencing could heighten Beijing’s diplomatic tensions with foreign governments.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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There are rules about a team winning too often, and the Hawks have picked in the top three for three straight years.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last month, hundreds of businesses in Minneapolis shuttered their doors for a day as a form of protest against ICE operations in the city.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the aftermath, executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas seemed committed to a route of getting worse in the short term to improve in the long term.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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For every Pollak that offered a rejoinder to the fascist appropriation of Greece and Rome, there were apologists and collaborators who gladly excavated the ancients for the purposes of modern regimes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Also, what this film is about is the generational trauma that authoritarian regimes can cause.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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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
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In China, once a major market for Nvidia, US tech controls have restricted exports of its cutting-edge chips, significantly impacting sales in the world’s second largest economy.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The hazardous conditions could make travel difficult with delays and chain controls.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Don’t let temporary doubts stop you from having a good time, but try to balance that with attention to any potential oversights.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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According to the team, identifying risks early can prevent small oversights from becoming serious problems later.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Administrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrations. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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