misgovernment
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Misgovernment — Mis*gov ern*ment, n. Bad government; want of government. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misgovernment — index anarchy, lynch law, maladministration, malfeasance, misconduct, misrule Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misgovernment — (n.) late 14c., from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + GOVERNMENT (Cf. government) … Etymology dictionary
misgovernment — misgovern mis‧gov‧ern [mɪsˈgʌvn ǁ ərn] verb [intransitive, transitive] if a country or organization is misgoverned, it is not run or managed well: • There is no doubt that the country has been terribly misgoverned in recent decades, and that a… … Financial and business terms
misgovernment — n. 1. Maladministration, misgovernment. 2. Irregularity, loose conduct, licentiousness, disorder … New dictionary of synonyms
misgovernment — See misgovern. * * * … Universalium
misgovernment — n. wrong or dishonest government … English contemporary dictionary
misgovernment — mis·gov·ern·ment … English syllables
misgovernment — noun government that is inefficient or dishonest • Syn: ↑misrule • Derivationally related forms: ↑misgovern • Hypernyms: ↑government, ↑governing, ↑governance, ↑government activity, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
misgovern — misgovernment, misgovernance, n. /mis guv euhrn/, v.t. to govern or manage badly. [1375 1425; late ME misgovernen. See MIS 1, GOVERN] * * * … Universalium
