maladminister
[ mal-uhd-min-uh-ster ]
/ ˌmæl ədˈmɪn ə stər /
verb (used with object)
to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
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Origin of maladminister
First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer
OTHER WORDS FROM maladminister
mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, nounmal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, nounWords nearby maladminister
maladapted, maladaptive, maladdress, maladjusted, maladjustment, maladminister, maladministration, maladroit, malady, mala fide, mala fides
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British Dictionary definitions for maladminister
maladminister
/ (ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə) /
verb
(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly
Derived forms of maladminister
maladministrator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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