administer
verb (used with object)
to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of.
well-administered
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a word derived from
administer.
Example Sentences
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Proponents of hand counting sometimes appeal to history, painting a rosy portrait of secure, well-administered elections before modern technology arrived.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
"I look forward to his successes ensuring Florida's elections remain safe, secure and well-administered," DeSantis said in a statement.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2022
The program is the kind of smart, practical initiative that government ought to deliver, and we hope it will be well-administered by the state Treasury Department.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2017
With that said, our existing federal safety net programs are relatively well-administered by Washington, and Congress can still make substantial changes to their shape and operation.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2014
What is chiefly needed in England at the present day is to show the quantity of pleasure that may be obtained by a consistent, well-administered competence, modest, confessed, and laborious.
From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by John Ruskin
