"administrivia" meaning in English

See administrivia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: administrivia [plural]
Etymology: Blend of administrative + trivia. First use appears c. 1937 in International Journal of Ethics. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|administrative|trivia}} Blend of administrative + trivia Head templates: {{en-noun|~|administrivia}} administrivia (countable and uncountable, plural administrivia)
  1. Administrative details that which take a significant amount of time to complete. Wikipedia link: Ethics (journal) Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: administrativia, paperwork, red tape
    Sense id: en-administrivia-en-noun-Dab-Iseg Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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