administrivia

noun

ad·min·is·triv·ia əd-¦mi-nə-ˈstri-vē-ə How to pronounce administrivia (audio)

: routine paperwork and other administrative tasks that are regarded as trivial, uninteresting, and time-consuming

Without a doubt, current spending patterns put too many dollars toward administrivia and too often place political concerns ahead of real student needs.

Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 25 Sept. 1999

Despite the school's large number of inexperienced teachers, I.S. 193's two staff developers do little teacher training, some faculty members said. Instead, they said, the developers work on what some in the school have dubbed "administrivia"—paperwork, reports and memos.

Sam Dillon, New York Times, 9 May 1994

Word History

Etymology

blend of administr- (in administration, administrative) and trivia

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

单词	administrivia
释义	administrivia noun ad·min·is·triv·ia əd-¦mi-nə-ˈstri-vē-ə : routine paperwork and other administrative tasks that are regarded as trivial, uninteresting, and time-consuming Without a doubt, current spending patterns put too many dollars toward administrivia and too often place political concerns ahead of real student needs. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 25 Sept. 1999 Despite the school's large number of inexperienced teachers, I.S. 193's two staff developers do little teacher training, some faculty members said. Instead, they said, the developers work on what some in the school have dubbed "administrivia"—paperwork, reports and memos. Sam Dillon, New York Times, 9 May 1994 Word History Etymology blend of administr- (in administration, administrative) and trivia First Known Use 1937, in the meaning defined above
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