admin
noun
administration; administrative work.
admin
1 American
[ad-min, ad-min]
/ ædˈmɪn, ˈæd mɪn /
noun
admins
plural
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administration; administrative work.
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an administrative assistant.
My admin will call you back with that information later today.
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an administrator.
government admins.
adjective
admin.
2
American
abbreviation
admin
British
/ ˈædmɪn /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of admin
By shortening
Example Sentences
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KAMPALA, Uganda—An Ebola response team ran into an unexpected obstacle when they arrived to spray a roadside market with disinfectant a couple of weeks ago: the admin for a local WhatsApp group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
One of the silver linings of so many people working from home during the pandemic, in my opinion, is that it helped normalize doing a lot of life admin while working remotely.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Facebook page’s admin, Mark Ross, says, “New England Chinese food is unlike ‘Chinese food’ served elsewhere in the nation.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
He also urged a focus on reducing admin and "back office" costs to ensure the money went where it was most needed.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
He went to the admin building the next day and told them his suspicions.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
Politico called the 19th the “the start-up scoring all the Biden admin. interviews,” noting that it has also interviewed prominent Republican women.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
Chinese hacking: Obama admin. signals it will elevate issue with Beijing The U.S. says it will raise its opposition to hacking within the already-complicated U.S.-China relationship.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2013
Career included personnel admin.; teaching; writing; research; computer programming; and budget analysis.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2010
See also admin. of goods, granted to his sister Alice Buklond and his nephew John, son of Sir John.
From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)
He and a team of admins take the role seriously, evicting inactive members—and those who break the rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“It’s easy to become the dancer first before the human, and I hope that this inspires leaders, dancers, admins and people in the industry to listen to themselves.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
One of the group's admins, Finlay Payne, from Birmingham, was inspired to get into the world of Peaky Blinders after taking part in performing arts in school.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
Andrea Vincent, an admin for a Facebook pregnancy support group, told Salon as admins they often find themselves having to monitor misinformation in the group.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023
But then the admins ushered me into a corner of the Trial stadium with a bunch of other kids.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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