Jump to:

• admin
  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

---

Etymology

Origin of admin

By shortening

Example Sentences

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

Digital Richard even helps Skellett manage his personal life, with tabs labelled "family" and "admin" that are off limits to work colleagues, who can otherwise access Digital Richard to ask business-related questions.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

We rounded the corner of the admin building, and I was surprised to see the leaves from the old elm littering the walkway.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely