0 the act of governing a country badly, or the state of being badly governed:
A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country.
Misgovernment is an argument for more, not less, local accountability.
1 the act of misgoverning, or the state of being misgoverned:
They've ruined the country through corruption and misgovernment.
People must be safeguarded against misgovernment and exploitation.
In a country recovering from terrorism and misgovernment, cooking has become a source of national pride.
One early leader characterized the colony as "full of misery and misgovernment."
The king's barons together attempted to restrain him from innovatory acts of misgovernment.
To that extent, they are also an oblique criticism of government or of misgovernment.
If there are abundant resources, an acceptable standard of living can be achieved in the teeth of misgovernment, even of disaster.
Of the remaining 11 countries, many are mired in conflict and misgovernment.
They would prefer misgovernment by their own fellow-countrymen rather than what they would think good government by aliens.
