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administrative assistants

  • plural
    of administrative assistant.
    administrative assistant
    noun
    a person employed to aid an executive, as in a corporate department, by coordinating such office services and procedures as the supervision, maintenance, and control of the flow of work and programs, personnel, budgeting, records, etc., for the entire department.

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Earlier this week, the district reached a tentative agreement with Teamsters Local 572, which represents more than 3,200 workers including school administrative assistants, food services managers and plant managers.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2026

Some product managers and administrative assistants were laid off, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 25, 2025

Finance guys, office workers, administrative assistants, he remembered — all in a hurry to grab a panini and get back to their desks.

From Seattle Times Oct. 30, 2022

The jobs included business managers, nurses, software developers, sales supervisors, financial analysts, purchasing agents, industrial engineers and administrative assistants.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2022

Low-income occupations encompass a wide range of jobs, from bus drivers to cleaners to administrative assistants.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2021

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