administrivia

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Definition of administrivia in English English dictionary

Administrative details that must be dealt with in order to do more interesting work

Administrivia takes up two hours of every day.

invisible xbm Administrative tasks, most often related to the maintenance of mailing lists, digests, news gateways, etc

The chores associated with maintaining an Internet account, server, mail list, or other resource Depending on the context and the speaker, it can imply boring but still necessary tasks or seemingly unnecessary and time-consuming burdens

Administrative tasks, most often related to the maintenance of mailing lists, digetsts, news gateways, etc

the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; "he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant

Administrative tasks, most often related to the maintenance of mailing lists, digests, news gateways, etc

Synonyms

administrativia, paperwork, red tape

Etymology

() Blend of administrative and trivia; 1930s US.