Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Careless or improper management.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Wrong or bad management.
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- noun The process or practice of managing
ineptly ,incompetently , ordishonestly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun management that is careless or inefficient
Etymologies
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Examples
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'If you're going to use the term mismanagement or gross mismanagement where there has been neither mismanagement nor any gross behavior,' he said, 'then you need to be very careful about your facts and about the people about whom you speak.'
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"If you're going to use the term mismanagement or gross mismanagement where there has been neither mismanagement nor any gross behavior," he said, "then you need to be very careful about your facts and about the people about whom you speak."
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"If you're going to use the term mismanagement or gross mismanagement where there has been neither mismanagement nor any gross behavior," he said, "then you need to be very careful about your facts and about the people about whom you speak."
D.C. elections board, scolded by politicians, defends counting pace, cites crushing pressures 2010
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"If you're going to use the term mismanagement or gross mismanagement where there has been neither mismanagement nor any gross behavior," he said, "then you need to be very careful about your facts and about the people about whom you speak."
D.C. elections board, scolded by politicians, defends counting pace, cites crushing pressures 2010
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DOUGHERTY: McCain may disagree with what he calls mismanagement, but he does agree with the war.
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TRT, which owns 14.99 percent of Gaylord's stock, rolled out a laundry list of reasons why it wanted new board members, namely what it called mismanagement and poor business decisions by the hotel company's leaders.
Nashville Business News - Local Nashville News | The Nashville Business Journal 2009
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At a demonstration in Seattle on Monday, animal advocates criticized King County Executive Ron Sims for what they call mismanagement of county animal shelters.
NWCN.com Animal News 2008
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At a demonstration in Seattle on Monday, animal advocates criticized King County Executive Ron Sims for what they call mismanagement of county animal shelters.
NWCN.com Animal News 2008
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Agreed, private sector greed and mismanagement is a contributor to the current situation, however the public sector (police) is massively wasteful …. .think of all the colouring in departments we ` ve got.
Boy George Is Sailing Close To The Wind….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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More broadly, corruption and mismanagement is undermining the rise of India's middle class.
India Stumbles At Commonwealth Games' First Hurdle Harsh Joshi 2010
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