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administrivia

ad·mi·nist·rivia

uncommon

noun

1.

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”

Origin

Blend of administrative + trivia. First use appears c. 1937 in International Journal of Ethics.

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