Maladministration

Quick meaning: Maladministration is a noun meaning (Christianity, countable, obsolete) An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite; also, a religious group that permits such a practice.

Meaning

(Christianity, countable, obsolete) An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite; also, a religious group that permits such a practice.

More Meanings

1. (chiefly government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: mismanagement, misgovernance

To combat maladministration and improve government efficiency, the ombudsman was established to function as an independent watchdog.

[A] vvrit of error lies from hence [the court of justice-seat] to the court of king's bench, to rectify and redreſs any mal-adminiſtrations of juſtice; […]

Annual auditing was a farce, and since the Chambre de Justice had fallen into disuse after 1716, judicial checks on financial maladministration were non-existent.

Word Forms

• maladministrations
• maleadministration
• male-administration

Synonyms for maladministration

Depending on context, synonyms include misadministration, mismanagement, misgovernance.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mismanagement, misrule, mishandling, defect, bad, irregularity.

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