maladminister

ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstər

Definition

Definition of maladminister - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

poor management

Rare

manage something in a poor or inefficient way

Rare

They maladministered the relief program, leaving thousands without aid.

botch

bungle

mismanage

dishonest governance

Rare

govern or manage dishonestly or corruptly

Rare

Investigators said he maladministered the relief fund for personal gain.

misgovern

mismanage

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Origin of maladminister

English, mal- (bad) + administer (manage)

Examples of maladminister in a sentence

He maladministrated the estate, resulting in financial losses.
The mayor was found guilty of maladministrating city funds.
Corruption charges were filed for maladministrating the program.

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French:mal administrer, détourner, ...
German:misswirtschaften, missbräuchlich verwalten, ...
Italian:malgestire, amministrare in modo corrotto, ...
Spanish:maladministrar, malversar, ...
Portuguese:mal administrar, maladministrar, ...
Chinese:管理不善, 贪污, ...
Japanese:ずさんに運営する, 不正運営する, ...
Arabic:أَسَاءَ إِدَارَةَ, أَدَارَ بِفَسَادٍ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַהֵל בְּאוֹפֶן לָקוּי, לְנַהֵל בְּצוּרָה מוּשְׁחֶתֶת, ...
Russian:плохо управлять, злоупотреблять, ...
Ukrainian:погано адмініструвати, зловживати владою, ...
Hindi:कुप्रबंधन करना, कुप्रशासन करना, ...
Bengali:দুর্ব্যবস্থাপনা করা, কুশাসন করা, ...
Catalan:maladministrar, administrar fraudulentament, ...
Czech:špatně spravovat, tunelovat, ...
Danish:misforvalte, bedrive embedsmisbrug, ...
Dutch:wanbeheer plegen, wanbesturen, ...
Greek:κακοδιοικώ, διοικώ διεφθαρμένα, ...
Hungarian:rosszul irányítani, korrupt módon kezelni, ...
Khmer:គ្រប់គ្រងមិនបានល្អ, គ្រប់គ្រងដោយពុករលួយ, ...
Korean:부실하게 운영하다, 부정하게 운영하다, ...
Persian:سوءمدیریت کرد, سوءاداره کرد, ...
Polish:źle zarządzać, defraudować, ...
Portuguese (BR):mal administrar, maladministrar, ...
Romanian:a administra prost, a administra fraudulos, ...
Swedish:missköta, vanstyra, ...
Thai:บริหารจัดการผิดพลาด, บริหารงานโดยมิชอบ, ...
Turkish:kötü yönetmek, yolsuzlukla yönetmek, ...
Vietnamese:quản lý yếu kém, quản lý sai phạm, ...

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