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- [ad-min-uh-strey-shuh n]
- /ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ad-min-uh-strey-shuh n]
- /ædˌmɪn əˈstreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of misadministration word
- noun misadministration the management of any office, business, or organization; direction. 1
- noun misadministration the function of a political state in exercising its governmental duties. 1
- noun misadministration the duty or duties of an administrator in exercising the executive functions of the position. 1
- noun misadministration the management by an administrator of such duties. 1
- noun misadministration a body of administrators, especially in government. 1
- noun misadministration (often initial capital letter) the executive branch of the U.S. government as headed by the president and in power during his or her term of office: The administration has threatened to veto the new bill. The Reagan administration followed President Carter's. 1
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Origin of misadministration
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English administracio(u)n < Latin administrātiōn- (stem of administrātiō) service. See administrate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Misadministration
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misadministration popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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noun misadministration
- administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
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