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
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's going to require a real demonstration of maladministration.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024
Every kind of maladministration was currently ascribed to him, of designs to govern by a standing army, and of corruption.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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