maladministration
noun
mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion
ˌma-ləd-ˌmi-nə-ˈstrā-shən 
1
: corrupt or incompetent administration (as of a public office)
2
: incorrect administration (as of a drug)
Examples of maladministration in a Sentence
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The consequence is untold waste, fraud, maladministration and lawlessness.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Many of America’s great cities are collapsing into squalor and depravity, in part because of the maladministration that a year-zero mentality produces.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
That sequence of events might convey to the casual observer that the conditions the Gazan people are presently enduring are a function of their government’s recklessness, inhumanity, and general commitment to maladministration.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
Aside from a potential prison sentence for a felony conviction, a charge of bribery, corruption, malpractice, or maladministration could be grounds for impeachment under the New Hampshire Constitution.
—Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
Examples could include the maladministration of AI systems designed to regulate and safeguard nuclear power stations, leading to meltdown and the release of radiation into the atmosphere.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 3 May 2023
An election of every four years will prevent maladministration.
Col.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2020
The two discussed how, at the Constitutional Convention, the framers discussed giving Congress the power to impeach the president for maladministration rather than high crimes or misdemeanors.
—Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2020
Madison objected, on the ground that maladministration could mean just about anything.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
Many of America’s great cities are collapsing into squalor and depravity, in part because of the maladministration that a year-zero mentality produces.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
That sequence of events might convey to the casual observer that the conditions the Gazan people are presently enduring are a function of their government’s recklessness, inhumanity, and general commitment to maladministration.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
Aside from a potential prison sentence for a felony conviction, a charge of bribery, corruption, malpractice, or maladministration could be grounds for impeachment under the New Hampshire Constitution.
—Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
Examples could include the maladministration of AI systems designed to regulate and safeguard nuclear power stations, leading to meltdown and the release of radiation into the atmosphere.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 3 May 2023
An election of every four years will prevent maladministration.
Col.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2020
The two discussed how, at the Constitutional Convention, the framers discussed giving Congress the power to impeach the president for maladministration rather than high crimes or misdemeanors.
—Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2020
Madison objected, on the ground that maladministration could mean just about anything.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
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maladministration
noun
mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion
ˌmal-əd-ˌmin-ə-ˈstrā-shən
: incorrect administration (as of a drug)
maladministration of insulin
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