maladministration
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maladministration
- /ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌmælədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
PIE word
*h₂éd
From mal- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly’) + administration.
noun maladministrations · maleadministration · male-administration
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Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.
Near-synonyms: mismanagement, misgovernance
Similar: misadministration, mismanagement, misgovernance
- An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite; also, a religious group that permits such a practice. […] I vvould have the Sacraments on their vvheels, and yet ſo that their mal-adminiſtration bring not epidemick judgements upon us, as the receiving unvvorthily did on the Church of Corinth.
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noun faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; an instance of this
| 日本語 | 悪政 akusei, 秕政 hisei, 失政 shissei |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 秕政 bǐzhèng, 失政 shīzhèng |
| Français | maladministration, prévarication |
| Deutsch | Misswirtschaft |
| Italiano | malamministrazione |
| Ελληνικά | κακοδιοίκηση kakodioíkisi |
| العربية | سُوء إدَارَة sūʔ ʔidāra |
Talk about this word "maladministration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maladministration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. maladministration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maladministration "maladministration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maladministration.Cite this
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title = {maladministration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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