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.

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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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Etymology

Origin of admin

By shortening

Example Sentences

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will pledge to cut "red tape" and "unnecessary admin" that she says prevents officers from leaving their stations.

From BBC

It'll be interesting to see whether this is actually enforced as we struggle to imagine Meryl Streep bothering with that level of admin.

From BBC

"That's almost £2,000 I could have done with. Then there's all the admin."

From BBC

Running the business is a family affair for father-of-four Ouday, with his wife Kasia doing admin for the business and three of his children also helping out.

From BBC

“Felt to many here like we were carrying water for the admin’s justifying of the shooting to keep our access to our sources,” they said.

From Salon