maladministration

== English == === Etymology === From mal- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly’) +‎ administration. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃn̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmælədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: mal‧ad‧min‧is‧trat‧ion === Noun === maladministration (countable and uncountable, plural maladministrations) (chiefly government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this. [from 17th c.] Synonym: misadministration Near-synonyms: mismanagement, misgovernance (Christianity, countable, obsolete) An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite; also, a religious group that permits such a practice. ==== Alternative forms ==== maleadministration, male-administration (obsolete, 17th–18th c.) ==== Derived terms ==== maladminister (probably modelled after maladministration) maladministrator (modelled after maladministration) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === maladministration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “maladministration, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.