maladminister

[mal-uh d-min-uh-ster]

verb (used with object)

to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.

Nearby words

Origin of maladminister

First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer

Related formsmal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, nounmal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for maladministration

The Tories, who were unable to deny the maladministration, were anxious to exclude the word "treacherous" from the motion.
A History of England, Period III.|Rev. J. Franck Bright
The horrible massacre of Lachine was one of the consequences of his maladministration.
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various
The discontent engendered by maladministration was heightened by calamities which the best administration could not have averted.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
His son Murdoch, second duke, succeeded him as regent, and was put to death by James for maladministration.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various

THE violence of revolutions is generally proportioned to the degree of the maladministration which has produced them.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for maladministration

maladministration

noun

bad, inefficient, or dishonest management of the affairs of an organization, such as a business or institution

maladminister

verb

(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly

Derived Formsmaladministrator, noun

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Word Origin and History for maladministration

maladministration

also mal-administration, 1640s, from mal- + administration.