verb
- to administer or manage badly or incompetently
Usage: formal
Examples
- The governor was accused of maladministering the state’s emergency funds.
- Critics argued that the agency had maladministered the vaccination program.
- The board fired the CEO for maladministering company resources.
- Local officials were investigated for maladministering public housing projects.
- The charity lost its license after maladministering donor contributions.
- The principal was removed for maladministering the school’s budget.