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Meaning of Admin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈædˌmɪn

Definitions

  1. Administration, or administrative work.
  2. An administration (a body that administers; the executive part of government).
  3. The administrative or managerial body of a company or other organization.
  4. An administrator (one who administers affairs).
  5. A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).
  6. A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.

Equivalents

العربية الإدارة
Español papeleo trámites
Français admin
Հայերեն ադմին կայքավար
Bahasa Indonesia mimin
Kurdî min min
Bahasa Melayu min
Polski admin
Português admin
Русский сисадмин

Examples

“There's a lot of admin involved in the birth of a child.”
“Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) tweeted after the announcement, “I will not stop fighting to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and stop the Trump admin’s plan for drilling.””
““I had word from The Trump admin that theyre^([sic]) on top of things,” Mr. Tate wrote to someone close to him, in a message reviewed by The New York Times.”
“Barren dirt plots behind knee-high metal fences indicated admin must have cut the flower budget.”
“Georgia’s election administrators are fighting bizarre conspiracy theories, ballooning costs and coronavirus-related staffing problems as they prepare for the state’s contentious, nationally watched Senate runoffs next week.”
“Our admin has upgraded the server in our office, so we can exchange files faster.”
“The admin changed the forum settings to enable the use of emoticons.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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