maladminister

[ mal-uhd-min-uh-ster ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.

Origin of maladminister

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; mal- + administer

Other words from maladminister

  • mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
  • mal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun

Words Nearby maladminister

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British Dictionary definitions for maladminister

maladminister

/ (ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə) /


verb
  1. (tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly

Derived forms of maladminister

  • maladministrator, noun

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