maladministration.

Poor or improper management of official duties, especially through unfairness or procedural failure.

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Words that belong together

• allegations of maladministration
• official maladministration

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The inquiry found maladministration in the allocation process.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.