Groups and collections

Synonyms for administration

Two senses of administration live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineGroups and collections

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

He claims that the present administration is corrupt.

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The true synonym

brass

Same sentence, swapped: He claims that the present brass is corrupt.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for administration as it is used in the sentence above.

disposal
corps
colony

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineTime

the tenure of a president

Things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

presidency

Same sentence, swapped: Things were quiet during the Eisenhower presidency.

Close but different

brass
disposal
discipline

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Closest first: other groups and collections words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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