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maladministration

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17 lettersPronunciation /ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃn̩/Sorted aaadiiilmmnnorsttStarts with MEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Poor, improper, or inefficient management or administration.

Word origin

From mal- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly’) + administration.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: mismanagement, misgovernance
  • To combat maladministration and improve government efficiency, the ombudsman was established to function as an independent watchdog.
  • [A] vvrit of error lies from hence [the court of justice-seat] to the court of king's bench, to rectify and redreſs any mal-adminiſtrations of juſtice; […]

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