maladministration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   faulty, improper, or inefficient management, especially by a public authority

   The inquiry found years of maladministration in the allocation of public housing.

Formed from mal- ("bad, badly"), from Latin malus, + administration. The word is used particularly for defective or unjust public administration that may fall short of a criminal offense.

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