misconduct
verb [T] /ˌmɪs.kənˈdʌkt/Definition
› to manage the activities of an organization badly: The aid programme was misconducted, resulting in large quantities of food failing to reach the famine victims.Managing and organizing
(Definition of misconduct verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- administer verb (MANAGE)
- administration noun (MANAGING)
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- in hand idiom
- kaizen noun
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