maladministrationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌmæl.ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmæl.ədˌmɪn.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/formallack of care, judgment, or honesty in the management of something:
Thousands of refugees are dying because of the incompetence and maladministration of local officials.
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UK politics: government administration & organisation
- awkward
- backbench
- bench
- collectivization
- D-notice
- decentralize
- loyalist
- midterm
- Number Ten
- ombudsman
- order paper
- outpost
- policy
- privatize
- prorogue
- public
- reshuffle
- soviet
- Westminster
- whip
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