The phrase "administrations complied" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the actions taken by various administrations in response to a request, regulation, or directive.
Example: "After the new regulations were announced, several administrations complied promptly to ensure adherence to the law."
Alternatives: "governments adhered" or "authorities followed".
At the urging of Congressional Republicans, the accounting office requested a list of participants, and the Clinton administration complied.
The Obama administration complied and the rule was reinstated, but the coal industry again challenged the rule.
The rebel group said it would agree to renew negotiations if the Fox administration complied with several important demands, including withdrawing troops from seven rebel strongholds and releasing Zapatista political prisoners.
A Pentagon public relations program that sought to transform high-profile military analysts into "surrogates" and "message force multipliers" for the Bush administration complied with Defense Department regulations and directives, the Pentagon's inspector general has concluded after a two-year investigation.
Gore yesterday said McClellan's charges "are factually wrong" and that "the Clinton-Gore administration complied fully and completely with the terms of the law". McClellan also returned fire against Hillary Clinton, who in a speech Monday called the Bush administration "one of the worst" in history.
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But he expressed confidence that the administration had complied with the law.
The competing claims were the latest salvos in an escalating dispute over whether the Bush administration has complied with long-standing statutory requirements to preserve official White House records -- including those reflecting potentially sensitive policy discussions -- for history and in case of any future legal demands.
No administration totally complied with our institutional protocol, particularly the crush of tablets.
To limit future blowback after having blessed the coup and resulting military government, the administration must comply with U.S. law, which requires ending aid to any nation after military ouster of a democratically-elected government.
