maladministration

n. 管理不善, 弊政 [法] 管理不善, 弊政

发音

UK /ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃn̩/
其它
US /ˌmælədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

词形变化

maladministrations 复数 maladministrations

别名

male-administration maleadministration

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.

    秕政

    失政

    不可数 政治 可数

    Near-synonyms: mismanagement, misgovernance

    To combat maladministration and improve government efficiency, the ombudsman was established to function as an independent watchdog.

  2. 2.

    An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite; also, a religious group that permits such a practice.

    可数 废旧 宗教 不可数

词源

PIE word *h₂éd From mal- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly’) + administration.

来源：wiktionary