paperwork

[pey-per-wurk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk /

NOUN

office work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

filing

STRONG

administration typing

WEAK

desk work inside work

Example Sentences

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After a whirlwind three months, Sullivan filed paperwork in January to run for spots on the Democratic Party’s executive committees in West Virginia and in Harrison County, where she lives.

From Salon

Transportation chair Sam Graves said he is ready for his ‘next chapter,’ pulling his re-election paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal

But MP Chris Murray, who is a member of the Home Affairs select committee, has raised concerns that councils have not been instructed to keep paperwork as they should have been.

From BBC

It’s a good thing we brought a copy of last year’s return so he could review the paperwork.

From MarketWatch

Dunlap said he refused to sign the paperwork and tried to leave.

From Los Angeles Times