maladminister

The mayor maladministered the city's budget, leading to a deficit.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To manage or administer badly or dishonestly: "maladminister" means to conduct the affairs of an organization, government, or system in a way that is inefficient, corrupt, or incompetent.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The committee accused the chairman of maladministering the charity's funds. (The chairman managed the charity's money poorly or dishonestly.)
  • If the government continues to maladminister the health care system, patients will suffer. (The government runs the system badly, causing harm to patients.)

Advanced Usage

• "to maladminister a trust": to handle a legal trust in a way that violates the trustee's duties.
  • The lawyer was found guilty of maladministering the estate trust. (The lawyer mismanaged the trust, possibly for personal gain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Maladministration (n): the act or process of administering badly or dishonestly.

  • The report highlighted widespread maladministration in the department. (The report pointed out poor management practices.)

• Maladministrator (n): a person who administers badly or dishonestly.

  • The maladministrator was removed from office after the audit. (The person responsible for poor management was dismissed.)

Synonyms

• Mismanage: to manage something badly.
  • The director mismanaged the project, leading to budget overruns. (The director handled the project poorly.)
• Misgovern: to govern or rule badly.
  • The colonial authorities misgoverned the territory for decades. (They ruled the territory poorly.)

Related Idioms

• Make a hash of something: to do something very badly or incompetently.
  • He made a hash of the budget, just like he maladministered every other task. (He did the budget very badly, similar to how he handled other duties poorly.)

(Note: No phrasal verbs or compound words directly derive from "maladminister" in standard English.)