1. the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; - Example: "he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
administrivia
n 1: the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care
of and tasks that must be performed in running an
organization; "he sets policy and leaves all the
administrivia to his assistant"