admin
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈæd.mɪn/
- Informal
:
administración
- The admin team organized the annual conference to discuss new policies.
- an admin office
- admin support
- an admin building
The thing about writing, again a film or TV series is the admin gets in the way.
- The thing about writing, again a film or TV series is the admin gets in the way.
- His assistant, his secretary at admin, got sick and she had the flu.
- It's like, oh God, yes, they take admin, but it is worth it.
Examples
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You know that picture of him that hangs in the admin building?
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"I have an office in the admin building."
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm just in the admin office while I finish my degree online for special education.
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We had a great support network within our own school; our admin and literacy coach provided professional development time to work on our units.
Academic text (2015) -
If you want a marketing job, don't take an admin job and hope you get promoted.
Blog text (8) -
If the pro-labor Prop 2 wins, I will be gloating at my next admin meeting later this week.
Blog text (5) -
She was responsible for all admin tasks in the office, ensuring everything ran smoothly.
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The university's admin helps students with registration and course scheduling.
Synonyms
658
2.7
People who run and make decisions for a company or organization
573
3.6
A group of people who manage and run an organization
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3.9
A group that manages official tasks for a company or public service
A part of an organization that manages specific tasks and services
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Admin comes from administration and the Latin administrare 'to serve' or 'to help'. So admin can mean the group of people who manage an organisation or the act of managing itself.