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—misgovernment, misgovernance, n./mis guv"euhrn/, v.t.to govern or manage badly.[1375-1425; late ME misgovernen. See MIS-1, GOVERN]
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Misgovern — Mis*gov ern, v. t. To govern badly; as, to misgovern a country. Knolles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 change is… … Financial and business terms
misgovern — I verb administer badly, administer improperly, administer poorly, govern badly, maladminister, male administrare, male regere, manage badly, misadminister, misdirect, misguide, mismanage, misrule, rule dishonestly II index exploit ( … Law dictionary
misgovern — (v.) c.1400, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + GOVERN (Cf. govern). Related: Misgoverned; misgoverning … Etymology dictionary
misgovern — ► VERB ▪ govern unfairly or poorly … English terms dictionary
misgovern — [mis΄guv′ərn] vt. to govern, administer, or manage badly misgovernment n … English World dictionary
misgovern — verb To govern badly or wrongly … Wiktionary
misgovern — v. govern poorly or dishonestly … English contemporary dictionary
misgovern — verb govern unfairly or poorly. Derivatives misgovernment noun … English new terms dictionary
misgovern — mis·gov·ern … English syllables
