administer
verb (used with object)
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of.
had administered
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past perfectof administer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The partition plan was devised by the British government, which had administered Palestine since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and a special committee of the United Nations, a brand new global entity.
From Salon ● May 26, 2024
He urged the jury to ignore the idea that a "phantom nurse" had administered lactulose to the child.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was the doctor for the Washington County jail and had administered the drug to treat COVID, citing the settlement.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Officials said they had administered a temperature check and a set of health questions to every migrant on the bus before departure from Brownsville.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
It had administered its fatal Kiss to Barty Crouch.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
