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Maladministration
/malədmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration, especially by a government body.
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Faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration, especially by a government body.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mismanagementnoun | The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly. |
| misrulenoun | The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. |
| mishandlingnoun | Incorrect handling; mismanagement. |
| defectnoun | A fault or malfunction. |
| badnoun | Something that is bad; a harm or evil. |
| irregularitynoun | (uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular. |
| arbitrarinessnoun | The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary. |
| corruptionnoun | Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on. |
| anomalynoun | A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier. |
| prevaricationnoun | Evasion of the truth. |
| complainantnoun | One who makes complaint, one who complains. |
| administrationnoun | (uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction. |
| malpracticenoun | The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss. |
| maleadministrationnoun | Obsolete spelling of maladministration. [(chiefly government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.] |
| male-administrationnoun | Obsolete spelling of maladministration. [(chiefly government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.] |
| misadministrationnoun | Bad or wrong administration. |
| maladministratornoun | A person who is guilty of maladministration. |
| malmanagementnoun | mismanagement |
| misgovernmentnoun | Bad government. |
| misgovernancenoun | Bad governance. |
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