maladministration

English

Alternative forms

• male-administration, maleadministration

Etymology

From mal- +‎ administration.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /malədmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

maladministration (countable and uncountable, plural maladministrations)

1. Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration, especially by a government body. [from 17th c.]
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, pages 315–6:

     Annual auditing was a farce, and since the Chambre de Justice had fallen into disuse after 1716, judicial checks on financial maladministration were non-existent.