Business Administration Terminology

noun a formal written request for something needed or wanted

verb to formally request or demand something

• The manager submitted a requisition for new office supplies.
• I filled out a requisition form for more printer ink.
• I put in a req for some extra snacks in the break room.
• His constant requisition for attention was starting to annoy his coworkers.

adjective describing a task or activity that is both administrative and trivial in nature

• The meeting discussed several administrivial matters regarding office procedures.
• We spent way too much time on administrivial stuff during the meeting.
• I can't stand all this administrivial red tape we have to deal with.
• The administrivial hoops we have to jump through make the process more complicated than it needs to be.

verb to manage or direct the affairs of a business, organization, etc.

• The committee will administrate the distribution of funds.
• I have to administrate all the paperwork for the event.
• I don't want to administrate this boring task.
• She has the ability to administrate chaos and bring order to any situation.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

• The administrative unit responsible for processing building permits is located on the third floor.
• The office that handles building permits is on the third floor.
• The permit department is on the third floor.
• The gears of bureaucracy turn slowly in the administrative unit.