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administrivia

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Administrivia (noun) means (informal) Small administrative jobs that take up a lot of time.

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(informal) Small administrative jobs that take up a lot of time.
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Etymology

A blend of administrative and trivia, first attested around 1937 in the International Journal of Ethics.

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"administrivia" (noun) means (informal) Small administrative jobs that take up a lot of time.
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Other words for "administrivia" include paperwork.

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