maladminister

American

[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.

maladminister British

/ ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə /

verb

(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly

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Etymology

Origin of maladminister

First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer

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