Definition of maladministration in US English: maladministration
noun formal Inefficient or dishonest administration; mismanagement.
‘I found no maladministration in the committee's actions’
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‘There were no findings of maladministration, or wrong doing in the management of the Regional Partnerships Program.’ ‘She said maladministration in the Department of Health ‘doesn't just affect public officials’.’ ‘On the contrary they are those that have been unable to participate in globalisation because of war, corruption, or maladministration.’ ‘We have only the Roman account, but it is enough to reveal maladministration ranging from the callously negligent to the undeniably criminal.’ ‘The decision to weaken still further the funding requirement in 2002 was taken with maladministration.’ Synonyms
mismanagement , mishandling, misgovernment, misrule, incompetence, inefficiency, bungling, blundering
View synonyms Pronunciation maladministration /ˌmælədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌmalədˌminəˈstrāSH(ə)n/