noun
laxity in official discipline; civil service corruption
Formal term used in political, administrative, or legal contexts to describe a breakdown of discipline or corruption among public officials.
官紀紊乱が問題視され、調査委員会が設置された。
Laxity in official discipline was seen as a problem, and an investigation committee was established.
新聞は官紀紊乱の実態を報じた。
The newspaper reported on the actual state of civil service corruption.
Compound of 官紀 (official discipline) and 紊乱 (disorder, disturbance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.