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    admin
    noun
    administration; administrative work.
  • admin.
    admin.
    abbreviation
    administration.

admin

1 American  
[ad-min, ad-min] / ædˈmɪn, ˈæd mɪn /

noun

  1. administration; administrative work.

  2. an administrative assistant.

    My admin will call you back with that information later today.

  3. an administrator.

    government admins.


adjective

  1. of or relating to an administrator or to administrative functions.

    You can’t install computer programs without admin privileges.

admin. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. administration.


admin British  
/ ˈædmɪn /

noun

  1. informal short for administration

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of admin

By shortening

Example Sentences

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The songstress may well be attempting to minimize her personal admin before embarking on a very action-packed summer of concert dates.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 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

Though his admin tasks may tire him, Idle said comedy never does.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

First came chief finance, operating, admin, tech and marketing officers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The security detail walks me into the admin building through a dimly lit hallway, passing the Director’s empty office, and through a door I’ve never seen.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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