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  admin

  noun

  administration; administrative work.
• admin.
  admin.

  abbreviation

  administration.

admin

¹ American  

[ad-min, ad-min] / ædˈmɪn, ˈæd mɪn /

noun

admins plural

1. administration; administrative work.

2. an administrative assistant.

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

3. an administrator.

   government admins.

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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.

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admin British  

/ ˈædmɪn /

noun

1. informal short for administration

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• admins
  plural

Etymology

Origin of admin

By shortening

Example Sentences

But rising production and admin costs have led her to retire this year.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

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

I’ve also been relying on the app’s agentic platform, Claude Cowork, to manage more life admin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“No, he wants to address the students. He’s at the admin block.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie