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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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Gallant is a close interlocutor for the US administration, and has been said to have daily conversations with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Both Trump and Kennedy have said publicly that longtime anti-vaccine activist Kennedy will probably have a prominent role in health policy in a second Trump administration.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
For the first time since former President Grover Cleveland won his rematch with then-President Benjamin Harrison in 1892, the general election largely hinges on a comparison of two administrations’ records.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Tarun Chhabra is a Fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution and served as Director for Strategic Planning on the National Security Council during the Obama administration.
—Tarun Chhabra, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Both Trump and Kennedy have said publicly that longtime anti-vaccine activist Kennedy will probably have a prominent role in health policy in a second Trump administration.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
For the first time since former President Grover Cleveland won his rematch with then-President Benjamin Harrison in 1892, the general election largely hinges on a comparison of two administrations’ records.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Tarun Chhabra is a Fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution and served as Director for Strategic Planning on the National Security Council during the Obama administration.
—Tarun Chhabra, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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The filing discusses the company's dependence on government subsidies, the need for external financing, and plans for long-term investment in growth, including a new manufacturing facility in Osceola, Arkansas.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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While all the details of the new pricing structure were not immediately disclosed, NBC News reported in March that government vehicles would likely get full exemptions.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But Osborne, 38, whose experience includes several years of house-flipping and short-term rental management, thought on it some more.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Democrats pushed back on limiting groundwater conservation goals and restricting the designation of rural groundwater management areas to the Hualapai, Willcox, and Gila Bend basins only.Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Both were eventually reinstated following the city’s decision to require additional training for councilmembers on council governance and staff communication.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Other issues and approaches to governance will live and die by who’s elected.Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Israel killed Mughniyeh in 2008, Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers became more involved in Hezbollah’s day-to-day operations.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The incident spurred the Republican lawmaker’s effort to pass a bill this spring in the Kentucky legislature that sets rules for self-driving vehicles, including the largest commercial trucks after July 2026.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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No mandate exists — though stronger emissions rules could mean automakers would have to sell many more EVs by 2032 or face stiff penalties if those rules weren't changed — but Detroit automakers were part of drawing up those standards.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The country that likely has the most influence over Russia’s handling of its nuclear arsenal is China.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Before Trump took the stage, Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib and Dearborn Heights Bill Bazzi each spoke, a nod to the Trump campaign’s appeals to Arab American and Muslim voters frustrated with President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the arrival at that finish line now coincides with Trump’s promise to enact an entirely new fiscal and economic regime.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Chinese ruling party's past anxieties over regime security played a significant role in the rapid deterioration of the bilateral relationship.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tyson had been released from state prison on April 6 after serving 24 years on a kidnapping and theft case and was almost immediately declared a post-release control supervision violator for failing to report to a parole officer, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Bayshore Mall in Glendale is implementing a new policy that will require adult supervision for those 17 and younger on certain days and hours.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Administration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administration. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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