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Timeline for Administer Britain's Exit

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Jul 18, 2016 at 12:42 history tweeted twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/755019875068866560
Jul 13, 2016 at 19:23 comment added meatie @TRomano So, the usage of "administer" in the news article is suspect?
Jul 13, 2016 at 0:19 review Close votes
Jul 13, 2016 at 3:46
Jul 12, 2016 at 23:16 comment added TimR It is a vaguely figurative meaning, roughly synonymous with "oversee a process". Someone can administer "the affairs" of another person, the matters that arise. It accepts the nebulous.
Jul 12, 2016 at 17:29 answer added Jay timeline score: 3
Jul 12, 2016 at 17:28 answer added Peter timeline score: 1
Jul 12, 2016 at 17:27 comment added eijen You can also administer a law or regulation, of which Brexit is. If you went only by the dictionary you have, system administrators couldn't administer systems!
Jul 12, 2016 at 17:20 history asked meatie CC BY-SA 3.0