as in to misconduct
to manage badly the ruling party was soundly defeated at the polls for having disastrously misgoverned the country

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Recent Examples of misgovern But a ruling class that systematically blinds itself to the most profound longings of human beings will misunderstand and misgovern those under its sway. Benjamin and Jenna Storey, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
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  • The president of the European Commission highlighted that in just the last two weeks, Russian drones and warplanes have violated the airspace of six European nations, scrambling jets, grounding commercial flights and posing a direct threat to EU citizens.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Lawsuits filed in recent days claim the federal government is overstepping its authority and violating constitutional protections.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Putin himself has previously suggested that the United States supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • General view of the Google headquarters in King’s Cross as the tech giant faces a 5 billion pound lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its online search dominance.
    April Roach,Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After the split, LaPaglia claimed she was emotionally abused by her ex during an episode of the BFFs Podcast.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The result is a society that feels both rule-bound and misruled, saturated with laws and yet strangely lawless.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Congo had been brutally misruled by Belgium for over 70 years when the winds of change blew through in the late 1950s.
    Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023

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“Misgovern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgovern. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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