| 词汇 | maladministration |
| 释义 | maladministration noun[ U ] formaluk /ˌmæl.ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌmæl.ədˌmɪn.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/ lack of care, judgment, or honesty in the management of something: 管理不善;执政不公;弊政 Thousands of refugees are dying because of the incompetence and maladministration of local officials.由于地方官员的无能和渎职，数千上万的难民正处于死亡的边缘。 UK politics: government administration & organization apex awkward backbench Brexit Holyrood hung parliament parliamentary partition partitionist PMQs policy-maker quasi-public reprivatization reprivatize reshuffle soviet the awkward gangidiom the House of Commons the House of Lords the Houses of Parliament maladministration | Business Englishmaladministration noun[ U ] /ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/ukus WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT a situation in which the people who manage a company or organization behave in a careless or dishonest way and cause serious problems: If the Ombudsman rules that there was maladministration, then there will be cries for compensation. Last month, the high court ruled that regulators were guilty of maladministration over the collapse of final salary pension plans. Examples of maladministrationmaladministration A further complication in addressing state maladministration, particularly pertinent to the issue of pensions, was financial in nature. On one level, the choice of overseers in 1646 had become a contentious issue because their immediate predecessors had been accused of maladministration. Recognition of local unease at maladministration resulted in a clause allowing the cottagers to unseat trustees and make new appointments if they were dissatisfied. The authors are frank about the many failings of pensions programmes and provident funds in the region, including very low rates of population coverage, maladministration and corruption. Despite all this, the crucial question which is not put is whether the result would have been substantially different if this maladministration had not been the case. Where he found maladministration it was mostly of a minor nature and not due to improper motives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A finding of no maladministration is not always a negative result for the complainant. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The terms of reference of both schemes exclude purely commercial decisions, unless there is an allegation of maladministration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Crass maladministration of the kind proposed to-day should not go through without the strong condemnation that it has had. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people who fail to get a council house think it is due to maladministration, but somebody has to come to the decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the meantime, an independent authority of the highest integrity has found that there has been maladministration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The impression will be that there has been some maladministration, some serious defect, or some lack of sympathy in the administration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What will be the final end to this story of maladministration and gerrymandering we do not know. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another problem highlighted is the fall in instances of maladministration concluded by friendly agreement or consensus. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Are there penalties for divisions or individuals involved in maladministration when it comes to citizens? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。