ədˈmɪn verb (used with object)
to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
Related forms
mal·ad·min·is·tra·tion, noun
mal·ad·min·is·tra·tor, noun
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly | |
| malad'ministrator | |
| —n | |
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