Thesaurus results for PRESIDENCY

presidency

noun

ˈpre-zə-dən(t)-sē

Definition of presidency

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 Le Pen consistently polls at about a third of the vote—enough to get her to the final round of voting and a plausible shot at the presidency. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 While Malagò was stripped of the presidency, he was named as the federation’s emergency commissioner on an interim basis pending a new election. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The unrest has fired the starting gun on what promises to be a vicious race between the far right and far left for the presidency, with much of the center floundering in the polls. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Trump’s opponents are making plans to undo his changes to the presidency. — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for presidency

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Noun

Her body was found while clearing rubble and fighting a fire at the site, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration, said Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
With many in the party pushing for investigations of potential malfeasance by the administration, party leaders will face tough choices about consequences if those probes do turn up wrongdoing.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

While some financial advisors have asset minimums, others may charge one-time, hourly or monthly fees rather than a percentage for assets under management.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s because bank stocks are particularly difficult to forecast, given that their performance depends heavily on macro factors rather than information that management might have about the company.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

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In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration, and a rescue operation was continuing.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Shamil Zhumatov | Reuters Russian internet giant Yandex suspended operations at one of its key data centers on Thursday after a drone strike as Ukraine continues to target the country's infrastructure.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

The technology that investors and governments are counting on to lift the global economy is also adding pressure that threatens growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers to stop delaying painful choices on debt.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The government that came soon after brought it all to a screeching, heavily consequential halt.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of government

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Kobzev said everyone who came into contact with the woman is under medical supervision.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
An investigation by The New York Times revealed that China and Iran have used Chinese open-source models to run propaganda campaigns through AI agents with limited human supervision.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervision

Noun

Polls show Americans increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of gasoline and groceries, with just 17% approving of his handling of inflation.

— Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
By 2022, Lula narrowly beat Bolsonaro amid criticism of Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic and fears for the country’s democracy.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

During the 2024-2025 cotton growing season, BCI Program partners led water stewardship training sessions, reaching around 690,000 farmers and 175,000 workers, which includes 65,000 women farmers and 77,000 women workers.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
In Ghana, for instance, the ten shrines of the Asante Traditional Buildings are endangered as traditional stewardship by master craftspeople declines.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stewardship

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