maladministration
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Responding to complaints brought by environmental groups over the so-called "simplification" drive, the EU Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, concluded "maladministration" by the commission in a sharply critical report.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
"This is a sector that has consistently failed to comply with their statutory obligations - some of the housing providers who back the code have multiple maladministration findings to their name," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025
Ms Madden said: "The government has accepted that 1950s-born women are victims of maladministration, but it now says none of us suffered any injustice."
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
The goal is not to remove people based on maladministration.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024
It was the first great war since Waterloo, and the national excitement being intensified by the maladministration of the Government, the British public eagerly bought the war sketches.
From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason
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