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
There was once a time in American politics when, regardless of who was elected, citizens hoped for the success of the presidency.
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Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Under the Trump presidency, the future of Social Security itself is uncertain.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
The numbers from May are also significantly better than Trump's average over the 48 months of his first presidency (41 percent), surpassing Biden's average approval rating for his full term (41 percent) and his approval rating for his final year (40 percent).
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
What a Lee presidency might look like Yoon’s martial law decree had been in part fueled by his frustration over a months-long political stalemate, with Lee’s Democratic Party blocking the president from moving forward with many of his campaign promises and policies.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Under the Trump presidency, the future of Social Security itself is uncertain.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
The numbers from May are also significantly better than Trump's average over the 48 months of his first presidency (41 percent), surpassing Biden's average approval rating for his full term (41 percent) and his approval rating for his final year (40 percent).
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
What a Lee presidency might look like Yoon’s martial law decree had been in part fueled by his frustration over a months-long political stalemate, with Lee’s Democratic Party blocking the president from moving forward with many of his campaign promises and policies.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidency
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New details of the Trump administration's plans for NASA, released Friday, May 30, revealed the White House's desire to end the development of an experimental nuclear thermal rocket engine that could have shown a new way of exploring the Solar System, Ars reports.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 6,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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The Trump administration’s tough stance on the budget and waste reduction will place Smith in a challenging position, leading an organization that acknowledges the need for reform but lacks the drive to implement it.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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FlexJobs data shows that the most in-demand remote jobs of 2025, still hiring right now, include software engineering, product management, project management, and customer success, to name a few.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Conversely, people spend an inordinate amount of time on weight management, cardiovascular improvement and muscular strength.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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This requires establishing formal mechanisms for collaboration between sales, marketing, operations, supply chain, finance and product development.—
Luigi Damasceno,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In a small number of cases, children were evacuated without parental or family consent, fueling debate over the ethics of the operation.—
Jim Axelrod
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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Noam Ross, an ecologist and data scientist, began digging through government databases to see whether the terminations could be tracked.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Enrichment is a slow process, but the Iranian government has been working on this for years and already holds roughly 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent U-235.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 June 2025
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But there’s a critical difference between medical treatment and recreational experimentation: Medical ketamine is delivered under professional supervision for treatment-resistant depression.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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After those treatments, patients were evenly split into groups that either bulked up their regular exercise routines in a three-year program that included coaching and supervision or were simply given health education.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
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According to the survey, 51% of Americans approve Trump’s handling of border security and immigration, while 49% disapprove.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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The leaders will now likely try to influence Trump’s handling of the conflict, given Washington’s leverage over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
15 June 2025
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Through these House rules, the speaker wields nearly absolute control over the legislative process.—
Matt Paprocki,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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In the latter, the Communist Party had taken a percentage ownership in private companies as well as control over government board seats and voting power, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2023.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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The avenue for success relies on community engagement, ethical stewardship and cross-disciplinary collaboration.—
FNU Anupama,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And that’s the thing with the Heat during Pat Riley’s three decades of stewardship, there rarely are moves made out of desperation.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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“Presidency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidency. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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