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Examples of misrule in a Sentence
accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse
First Known Use of misrule
14th century
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Definition of misrule
Examples of misrule in a Sentence
The people of that country have endured many years of misrule.
the country's long period of misrule had made it a hotbed for terrorist organizations
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The numbers make their own case: 6.7 million people, mostly men, were under correctional supervision during the year 2015—more than were enslaved in antebellum America and more than resided in the Gulag Archipelago at the height of Stalin’s misrule.
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In October 2015, the persistent violence in Afghanistan and the legacy of Karzai’s misrule forced Obama to reverse his plan to withdraw the last American soldiers by the end of his presidency.
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First Known Use of misrule
14th century
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Definition of misrule for English Language Learners
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: bad government
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