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Definition administrivial in American English

administrivial adjective

adjective
1

tasks are described administrivial if they have to be done even though they are tiresome, or if a manager insists on their being done, even though they appear to be pointless bureaucracy

Example

We took a test and then did some administrivial stuff.

Definition administrivial in American English