maladministration
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Its own report highlights 34 cases of "severe maladministration", where complaints were dealt with badly.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
I give examples, historically, of past presidents and I talk about whether what they've done may or may not rise to the level of maladministration.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024
The goal is not to remove people based on maladministration.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024
Many of these people are miserably poor, and they are annually growing poorer under Persian maladministration.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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