administer
verb (used with object)
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of.
is administering
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present progressiveof administer (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To sign up, go to the website of the Coordinated Assistance Network, which is administering the program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, sponsored an amendment to require the Employment Security Department — which is administering WA Cares — to send out educational materials about the program and its benefits.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is administering vaccinations to the new arrivals, would get $8 million.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
It is administering them to those as young as two years old after clinical trials testing them on children.
From Reuters ● Oct. 1, 2021
One must admit, that, by the manner Louis-Philippe is administering and governing, he is making her the first Power in the world.
From Balzac by Frederick Lawton
