maladminister

as in to misconduct
to manage badly because the organization maladministered the relief effort, thousands of refugees went hungry needlessly

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  • The primary severe weather threats for this area are damaging wind gusts and large hail, with an isolated tornado risk mainly for northern Virginia up to New Hampshire.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 2025
  • Tyler Adams, the distillery's general manager, says Buffalo Trace has weathered storms before, including a campus-wide flood in 1978 and tornado speed winds damaging multiple buildings in 2006.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 3 May 2025
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  • After the show premiered, actress Amber Dixon Brenner alleged in a lawsuit that Akil’s husband, Salim, had abused her over the course of their previously unknown, decade-long extramarital affair.
    Jazmine Hughes, Vulture, 2 May 2025
  • In an August 2020 filing, Sura, said Abrego Garcia had kicked and slapped her, as well as verbally abused her.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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  • Immigrant rights advocates argued the administration violated a court order by flying four Venezuelans from Guantanamo to El Salvador.
    Nate Raymond, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Under these laws, city officials who violate them do not face consequences.
    Jennifer J. Lee, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Maladminister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladminister. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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