maladminister
[ mal-uhd-min-uh-ster ]
verb (used with object)
to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
Origin of maladminister
1First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer
Other words from maladminister
- mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
- mal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun
Words Nearby maladminister
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British Dictionary definitions for maladminister
maladminister
/ (ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə) /
verb
(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly
Derived forms of maladminister
- maladministrator, noun
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