administrativia
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
From administrative + -ia (“Latin plural”) – literally, “administrative matters”. Popularized 1960s in US education. Preceded by administrivia, which dates from the 1930s.