Administer
Administer verb - To carry out effectively.
Usage example: local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered
Enforce is a synonym for administer in direct topic. In some cases you can use "Enforce" instead a verb "Administer", when it comes to topics like implement, execute, inflict.
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Common collocations
| peace | administer peace | enforce peace |
| justice | administer justice | enforce justice |
| discipline | administer discipline | enforce discipline |
| punishment | administer punishment | enforce punishment |
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