SINCE 1828
misgovern
verb
mis·gov·ern
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ˌmis-ˈgə-vərn
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misgoverned;
misgoverning
Definition of misgovern
: to rule or govern in a corrupt, wrong, or incompetent way … but the success of the American Revolution is part of what encouraged French commoners to overthrow the noble class that had misgoverned them for generations. —Ariel Bernier
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