Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Misbehavior; misconduct.
- noun Misgovernment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun bad
governance .
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Examples
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The intention of this bill is to stop the media from disclosing corruption, malpractice and misgovernance, and inefficiencies, he said.
Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer accuses the ANC of apartheid-style censorship 2011
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Military Takeover Points to Coup in Guinea-Bissau Benoît Fauçon 2010
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Guinea-Bissau Premier Released from House Arrest Benoît Fauçon 2010
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OTOH, when the misgovernance of what the federal government is now apparently ready to shoulder — that there really are some institutions to big to fail — means that as a businessman, if your business impacts our economy and the taxpayer has to bail you out, this is not a matter of the public trust.
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Guinea-Bissau Premier Released from House Arrest Benoît Fauçon 2010
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Military Takeover Points to Coup in Guinea-Bissau Benoît Fauçon 2010
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Guinea-Bissau Premier Released from House Arrest Benoît Fauçon 2010
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Military Takeover Points to Coup in Guinea-Bissau Benoît Fauçon 2010
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Guinea-Bissau Premier Released from House Arrest Benoît Fauçon 2010
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But while military dictatorships have given way in recent decades to democracies, the pendulum appears to be swinging back amid rampant corruption, chronic misgovernance and enduring poverty.
Soldiers Signal Coup in Guinea-Bissau Benoît Fauçon 2010
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