admin

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Administration, or administrative work.

   • There's a lot of admin involved in the birth of a child.
2. 2

   An administration (a body that administers

   An administration (a body that administers; the executive part of government).

   • 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.
3. 3

   The administrative or managerial body of a company or other organization.

   • Barren dirt plots behind knee-high metal fences indicated admin must have cut the flower budget.
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   1. 4

      An administrator (one who administers affairs).

      • 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.
   2. 5

      A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).

      • Our admin has upgraded the server in our office, so we can exchange files faster.
   3. 6

      A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or…

      A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.

      • The admin changed the forum settings to enable the use of emoticons.
   4. 7

      To serve as an administrator for or of.

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