[Ads-l] "malpractice" = incompetence

[Ben Zimmer]

See OED3 sense 1b (with cites back to 1861): "More generally: incompetence,
negligence, or unethical conduct on the part of any professional person
(esp. a lawyer), official, etc."

Common collocates for "malpractice" in recent years include "educational,"
"journalistic," and "political."


On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Robin Hamilton <
robin.hamilton3 at virginmedia.com> wrote:

> A new (to me) sense of “malpractice”, from _Business Insider_:
>
>         Jeremy Bird, the former grassroots organizing architect of the
> Obama campaigns, told Business Insider that Trump's inability to
> professionalize his campaign — as well as his relative lack of interest in
> voter-targeting data that could             help him identify and turn out
> sympathetic voters in swing states — is "campaign malpractice."
>
>
> http://uk.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-polls-electoral-map-2016-5?r=US&IR=T
>
>

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