administer
verb (used with object)
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of.
have been administering
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present perfect progressiveof administer.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Bureau investigators have been administering lie-detector tests to family members and potential witnesses, Bulin said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Hospitals in New Delhi that have been administering the Bharat Biotech vaccine have seen many doctors hesitate to get the shot.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
Collecting rigorous clinical-trial data has also been difficult because doctors have been administering convalescent plasma to severely ill people on a ‘compassionate use’ basis.
From Nature ● Aug. 18, 2020
Should Kory and his colleagues have been administering steroids when they did?
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2020
Among the minor charitable organisations of London not the least admirable and useful is the Santa Claus Home at Highgate, which the two Misses Charles have been administering with such devotion and success since 1891.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 by Various
