maladministration
noun/ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃn̩/UK/ˌmælədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/US
Etymology
PIE word *h₂éd From mal- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly’) + administration.
- derived from administratio
- derived from administration
- inherited from administracioun
Definitions
Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government…
Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.
- Near-synonyms: mismanagement, misgovernance
- To combat maladministration and improve government efficiency, the ombudsman was established to function as an independent watchdog.
An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite
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.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for maladministration. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA