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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  • Cuomo has sought to cast Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblymember, as a naive candidate whose agenda would damage the city.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The three suspects damaged property and smashed several iPads taken from a special education classroom, according to a Facebook post by the Chandler Police Department.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Duffy has said that air traffic controllers who abuse their sick time during the shutdown could be fired.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • He is accused of luring a young girl into his van parked in the church’s parking lot or to the church’s basement to abuse the girl over and over during a seven-year period, according to the release.
    Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Tuesday’s announcement comes after Israel accused Hamas of violating the truce by firing on Israeli forces in Rafah and reneging on promises to return missing hostage remains.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In a complaint filed in 2023, Gannett and the other plaintiffs accused Google of violating federal antitrust laws by abusing its dominant position to control and profit from the technology used by publishers to buy and sell ads across the internet.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Maladminister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladminister. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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