maladministration
Britishnoun
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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
She accepted there had been a "maladministration" in communication, with a 28-month delay in letters being sent out to women, and apologised for this.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
It's going to require a real demonstration of maladministration.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024
The goal is not to remove people based on maladministration.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024
For by his Position of the new king. usurpation he had sanctioned the theory that kings can be deposed for incapacity and maladministration.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
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