administer
verb (used with object)
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of.
has administered
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present perfectof administer (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But his Artega tribe, which has administered the city since the sixth century with powers "passed from father to son", refused to leave.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
An attorney representing the MPA, which has administered the parental-guidance ratings for films since 1968, sent the technology company a cease-and-desist letter on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
“California, which has administered the scheme since 2019, has shown that the vast majority of its checks cost one dollar and impose less than one minute of delay,” the judge wrote in his dissent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
All equipment must be approved by The SFI Foundation Inc., which is a nonprofit organization that has administered the standards for the quality assurance of specialty performance and racing equipment since 1978.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
I do not doubt that the war has administered a salutary shock to multitudes of lethargic souls who would otherwise have continued to sleep on in the sleep of spiritual death.
From Religious Perplexities by L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks
