Posted on 02/04/2014 4:27:55 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
malversation \mal-ver-SAY-shun\ noun
1. misbehavior and especially corruption in an office, trust, or commission
2. corrupt administration.
Example sentences:
The city council impeached the mayor for administrative misconduct and malversation, charging that he has used his office primarily for personal gain.
"The Office of the Ombudsman is still evaluating the plunder cases filed three months ago by the Department of Justice…. Included in the first batch of cases were 34 respondents, while at least 10 more legislators were charged, this time with malversation, early last month." — From an article by Christian V. Esguerra in the Philippines Daily Inquirer, December 30, 2013
Etymology:
The form "mal-" is often a bad sign in a word, and "malversation" is no exception. In Middle French, "mal-" (meaning "bad," from the Latin word for "bad," "malus") teamed up with "verser" ("to turn, handle," from the Latin verb "vertere," "to turn ") to create "malverser," a verb meaning "to be corrupt." This in turn led to the French noun "malversation," which was adopted by English speakers in the mid-16th century. Some other "mal-" words that entered English from Middle French are "maladroit" ("inept"), "malcontent" ("discontented"), and "maltreat" ("to treat badly").
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Historical Linguistics . the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in theformation of the word slant from aslant . Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
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Great, perfect word that totally describes our current executive.
It is only by the ignorance and refusal to act that the malversation in Washington DC continues to happen daily.
That’s strange. I only hit post once.
I’ve kind of adjusted from SHTF to more of a steady decay and inevitable decline but if I will give you the heads up if I see a SHTF moment.
please do. i don’t doubt it’s coming, but i have been preoccupied with wedding stuff [as i am sure you have been too!] and am not paying close attention. my food stores have dwindled, and with my extended family having moved from Warren to Houston, that’s a bit too far to “bug out” to. Though my niece and her husband have moved from Boardman to a house they bought in Westerville, near Columbus, even that’s a pretty long drive from here. I suppose we can go up to upstate Ny to my BIL in a pinch.
Oh wedding plans. I know the feeling.
what is your countdown???? much closer than the beginning of Sept. you must be starting to crap yourself about now! LOL!
109 days or so.
be here before ya know it....
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