maladministration

ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of maladministration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

management

Rare

poor or dishonest management of something

Rare

The scandal was a result of years of maladministration..

inefficiency

mismanagement

government

Rare

faulty or improper management by a government body

Rare

The report highlighted maladministration in the local council.

misconduct

mismanagement

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Origin of maladministration

Latin, malus (bad) + administrare (to manage)

Terms with maladministration included in their meaning

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ombudsman

complaint investigator

official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against maladministration

maladministrator

inefficient manager

person guilty of maladministration

Examples of maladministration in a sentence

Maladministration led to the company's downfall.
Citizens protested against the maladministration of funds.
The committee investigated maladministration in the department.

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French:maladministration, gestion défectueuse, ...
German:Misswirtschaft, Missmanagement, ...
Italian:gestione scorretta, cattiva amministrazione, ...
Spanish:mala administración, mala gestión, ...
Portuguese:má administração, gestão inadequada, ...
Chinese:管理不善, ...
Japanese:不正管理, 誤った管理, ...
Arabic:سوء الإدارة, ...
Hebrew:הַתְנָהֲלוּת לָקוּיָה, נִהוּל לָקוּי, ...
Russian:неправильное управление, некачественное управление, ...
Ukrainian:погане управління, неналежне управління, ...
Hindi:कुप्रबंधन, कुप्रशासन, ...
Bengali:অপশাসন, দুর্ব্যবস্থাপনা, ...
Catalan:mala administració, gestió inadequada, ...
Czech:špatná správa, pochybení ve správě, ...
Danish:misadministration, fejladministration, ...
Dutch:wanbeheer, ...
Greek:κακοδιαχείριση, κακοδιοίκηση, ...
Hungarian:rossz igazgatás, hivatali visszásság, ...
Khmer:ការគ្រប់គ្រងមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ, អំពើរដ្ឋបាលមិនប្រក្រតី, ...
Korean:부실 관리, 부실 행정, ...
Persian:سوء مدیریت, مدیریت نامناسب, ...
Polish:złe zarządzanie, niegospodarność, ...
Portuguese (BR):gestão desonesta, gestão inadequada, ...
Romanian:proastă administrare, maladministrare, ...
Swedish:dålig förvaltning, felaktig förvaltning, ...
Thai:การบริหารที่ผิดพลาด, การจัดการที่ไม่เหมาะสม, ...
Turkish:kötü yönetim, yolsuzluk, ...
Vietnamese:quản lý kém, quản lý yếu kém, ...

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Definition of maladministration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of maladministration

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