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administrativia

Definitions

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  • noun Administrivia.

Etymologies

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administrative +‎ -ia (“Latin plural”) – literally, “administrative matters”. Popularized 1960s in US education. Preceded by administrivia, which dates from the 1930s.

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Examples

  • "Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia.'"

    LinuxInsider 2009

  • "Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia.'"

    LinuxInsider 2009

  • "Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia.'"

    CRM Buyer 2009

  • "Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia.'"

    TechNewsWorld 2009

  • "Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia.'"

    MacNewsWorld 2009

  • "Our development model has scaled very well, and we have a rather large number of developers, and I think they are actually productive and not bogged down in unnecessary 'administrativia.'"

    TechNewsWorld 2009

  • ROI allows practices to absorb these changes without adding to the time they spend on administrativia.

    NBC Bay Area - News Top Stories 2009

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