misgovernment
1Misgovernment — Mis*gov ern*ment, n. Bad government; want of government. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2misgovernment — index anarchy, lynch law, maladministration, malfeasance, misconduct, misrule Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3misgovernment — (n.) late 14c., from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + GOVERNMENT (Cf. government) …
4misgovernment — 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… …
5misgovernment — n. 1. Maladministration, misgovernment. 2. Irregularity, loose conduct, licentiousness, disorder …
6misgovernment — See misgovern. * * * …
7misgovernment — noun Bad government. Syn: misgovernance …
8misgovernment — n. wrong or dishonest government …
9misgovernment — mis·gov·ern·ment …
10misgovernment — noun government that is inefficient or dishonest • Syn: ↑misrule • Derivationally related forms: ↑misgovern • Hypernyms: ↑government, ↑governing, ↑governance, ↑government activity, ↑ …