maladministration

Examples

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• The last time I voiced support for decent governance after eight years of Republican maladministration, only to be followed by three and a half years of the same by Democrats, I was publicly labeled as a "Secret Agent for Romney."

  Blog text (34)

• If the government is threatened with collapse through the maladministration of the politicians, the army cannot be expected to endure the ensuing chaos passively.

  Academic text (1992)

• The answer, of course, is that the maladministration doesn't care about law-breaking or anything else.

  Blog text (30)

• Undoubtedly, one of the major blemishes on sport in Greece is the maladministration that leads athletes and administrators into conflict.

  Academic text (1991)

• I didn't recall any deficit cutting going on in this maladministration, and I'm pleased that I'm not the only one who's going 'Say what?!' at that story.

  Blog text (30)

• Another elite slave punished by Emir Abdulkadiri was the Ajia Ijesha, who in 1931 was removed as head of the district of Owode for "maladministration" and "shady transactions" in the handling of tax.

  Academic text (2006)

• The report criticized the city's maladministration of public funds, highlighting multiple instances of financial mismanagement.

• Due to maladministration, many essential services were not delivered to the residents, leading to widespread dissatisfaction.

• After years of maladministration, the organization finally appointed a new leader to restore efficiency and integrity.

Synonyms

M

mismanagement

vsmaladministration

29 5.3

Careless running of an organization or its money

adds the idea of dishonesty and targets public affairs as well

M

misgovernment

vsmaladministration

1 8.4

Bad running of a country by people in charge who are inefficient and dishonest

covers improper or dishonest running across public and private organizations

M

misdirection

vsmaladministration

1 6.8

Poor management of people, money, or work

is broader covering dishonesty and improper handling of public affairs

M

misadministration

vsmaladministration

8.3

Poor management of an organization or its money

has identical meaning but differs only in form or usage

M

malgovernment

vsmaladministration

• Archaic

8.8

Government that is dishonest, unfair, or does not help people

also applies to inefficient or improper running in nonpublic organizations

M

misgovernance

vsmaladministration

8.9

Government that works badly and causes problems for people

emphasizes improper or dishonest running rather than only bad outcomes

Antonyms

M

management

468 2.9

The way people plan and organize work and resources

G

governance

• Specialized

83 5.6

How a country or organization is run and who makes decisions

How Well Managed

governance

• Specialized

83 5.6

mismanagement

29 5.3

maladministration

• Literature

1 8.5

corruption

355 4.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology