administrativia

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administrativia

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

noun administrativia

Administrivia. An “ASCAP-type” clearing and licensing operation under the statute would involve too much “administrativia,” said Dr. [Harold E.] Wigren — coining a word the subcommittee immediately wanted to put into the public domain.
Similar: administrivia, paperwork

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@misc{administrativia_2026,
  title = {administrativia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/administrativia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}