maladministration

Meaning

maladministration means faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration, especially by a government body. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses maladministration to mean faulty, inefficient or improper management or administration, especially by a....
• The teacher asked students to find maladministration in the reading.