Meanings
nounadministrivia (countable and uncountable, plural administrivia)
- countableuncountableAdministrative details that which take a significant amount of time to complete.
Administrivia take up two hours of every day.
1 more example
Administrivia takes up two hours of every day.
Synonyms: administrativia, paperwork, red tape
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAdministrative details that which take a significant amount of time to complete.
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Origin
Blend of administrative + trivia. First use appears c. 1937 in International Journal of Ethics.
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APA
administrivia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/administrivia
MLA
“administrivia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/administrivia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “administrivia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/administrivia.
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